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'File 8/38 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: QWASIMI SHAIKH OF DHIBBA & HIS RELATIONS WITH THE STATE' [‎29r] (57/94)

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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S. G. P. I.—217 P. A. & H. B. M. Consul Muscat—3-12-11. 500.
No. C. of
From
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 H. B. M.’s Consul,
Muscat,
To
the Political xieBicient in the
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British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Consulate.
Muscat, the
1 4th June /^35
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Reference your Ro«1158 dated ist June 1*33, I
forward herewith a copy of the original note on the Shat&hs
of 3hae&b amt Dltoba &o« which I au^pxied to the Captain of
H.H.S. "Bideford".
2. I compiled these notes at the request of the
Captain and because the political position in the Mussand&m
Massit is rather confusing to newly arriwed Naral Officers.
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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. A H.B.B's Consul* Muscat.

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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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