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'File 8/38 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: QWASIMI SHAIKH OF DHIBBA & HIS RELATIONS WITH THE STATE' [25r] (49/94)
The record is made up of 1 file (45 folios). It was created in 19 May 1932-18 Jul 1935. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Ho«S,45.
H«U,3."BIDEPORD*
at Dibbah
13th
,1833.
Sir,
„ , I have the honour to forward you the
followinc report of my visit to Dibbah...
1* , ! * ! i;,3hlp under my coiamanil arrived at Dibbah
a.m. Prltov, 12th May and left p.m. Saturday, 13th May.
SheiKn Rtischld Mn Ahaed bln Sultan vas away on a
visit to Kalba. His son. Ahmed bln RascSiid, came on
board to see me and gave me the following information,
most of which I had already obtained unofficially before
leaving Muscat.
3, since Quattml Dibbah hi.ve come under the
Protection of Muscat and have flown the Muscat flag
aihuh Dibbah have been trying to get them to remove it
by a series of raids and attacks.
Their Date gardens have been robbe'. their neople
¥3IS!& r !H?* lnj W ag . tll#lr laM i thQir fishing dhows
p ®fsi an merchants have been prevented
itok trading in their village.
55°^ Place some six weeks ago when a
party of Shinuhs raided their Date gardens and fired 30
rounds killing one woHim and wounding one man.
*• v 4 :. F ne four ® eB froa Shihuh Dibbah said to be at
£?uacor 1)111 ^door. All bin
adl Salim and Khadim Salefi Abdoon.
♦ hr. ^.lid bin Sinan of Shihuh Dibbah and the first
T, J?L°L t S? ^bovenaHod men vere away from Shihuh Dibbah
m^£i‘ y J i r i , t ; 4 haVi ?f» according to Ahmed bin Raschld,
Diblah^ 25 had heard a sloop was coming to
5. The Sheikh's son appeared to be rather a snine-
Ivon £L ea L ure ®y n help iigainst the Shihuhs. He
evM begged me to lend him a British Flag to hoist over his
, -ie ’was obviously in a state of abject fear. I
Stat f m i1IDU1<1 re - X)rt the Position to you and to the
6 . _ _
assurances of protection, if any', the Comman.ing Officer of
the next sloop visiting fiibbah ir
I should^be glad if you would inform me what
offic
s Justified in giving.
The Hon'ble 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.
.
m
(Copies to.. The Senior Saval Officer
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division.
H.M.S. ■SHOREIIA’’"
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.
,Muscat^)
I have the honour to be,
sir,
Your obe lent servant,
/ /
/
1
c A P T A I H.
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This file concerns disputes between the two ruling shaikhs at Dibba and their relations with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. The two shaikhs are described as follows: the Shihuh Shaikh, a subject of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and the Qasimi Shaikh (also transliterated as Jowasimi in the file), who is stated as being a subject of the Ruler of Sharjah, but who in October 1932 reportedly requested the protection of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
Notable correspondents include the following: 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. and Consul, Muscat; 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. ; 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. ; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Council of Regency, Muscat; Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr [Shaikh Sultān bin Saqr Āl Qasimī], Ruler of Sharjah; Shaikh Rashid bin Ahmad of Dibba [Shaikh Rashīd bin Aḥmad Āl Qasimī]; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Sa‘īd].
The Arabic language material consists of correspondence between 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. and representatives of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
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- 1 file (45 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 47; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Title
- 'File 8/38 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: QWASIMI SHAIKH OF DHIBBA & HIS RELATIONS WITH THE STATE'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:17v, 20r:32v, 35r:35v, 37r:38v, 43r:45r, 45iv, 46r:46v, back-i, back
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