‘FILE. B/11. KIDNAPPING ON TRUCIAL COAST' [‎108r] (215/646)

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The file contains correspondence relating to the investigation of individual cases of the kidnapping and sale into slavery of Arab and Persian inhabitants of Ajman, Dubai, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al Qiwin [Umm ul-Qaiwain]. These offences are committed mainly by Bedouins belonging to the Awamir, Manasir and other tribes, who are known to carry out attacks and raids along the coast of Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .

The main correspondents are the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain and the Secretary to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire. In their correspondence they discuss the reporting and investigation of individual cases and the measures that should be taken by the Ruler of Sharjah and other Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs, to suppress kidnapping in their territories. Included in the correspondence are several witness statements made by recovered kidnapped persons, their relatives or slave masters who seek to locate and recover them. There are also extracts from the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent’s fortnightly diaries relating such incidents and several letters received by him from the Rulers of Ajman, Ras al Khaimah and Umm ul-Qaiwain about their actions to apprehend and punish the offenders and to recover the victims by force, payment of a ransom or other agreement.

Most of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent’s reports and letter correspondence, including the witness statements recorded by him at Sharjah, are in Arabic and English.

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1 file (321 folios)

Arrangement

The individual cases appear in the file in approximate case number order, from the earliest to the latest case. Within each case, the documents are arranged in approximate chronological order.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 323; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Multiple additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 1-323; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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