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Notes Prepared for Reference during Curzon’s Tour of the Persian Gulf, and Other Papers on Persia and the Persian Gulf [‎37r] (73/678)

The record is made up of 1 file (337 folios). It was created in 4 Aug 1895-21 Nov 1903. It was written in English and French. 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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Shargah and Has ul Kheima.
These two places are now united under the Chief of Shargah, the head of the
well known Joasmi tribe. The present Chief is Sheikh Suggar Lin Khalid.
It is unnecessary, I think, to enter into a full account of the history of these two
places showing how they became separated under different rulers. Suffice it
to say that after the death of the well known Sheikh Sultan bin Suggar in 1866
at the age of 115, his son Ibrahim took charge of Has ul Kheima 5 , while his
son Khalid was given Shargah. As a result of the fighting which broke out
immediately Ibrahim was ousted by Khalid who however was killed in 1868 in
single combat by the Chief of Abu Dhabi who had joined the coalition of the
various Arab tribes for the purpose of reinstating Ibrahim.
Khalid was succeeded by his younger brother Salim while Humeid bin
Abdulla bin Sultan nephew to Khalid and his deputy at Ras ul Kheima was
elected Chief of the latter place in preference to Ibrahim who was not accept
able to the inhabitants Humeid was strong enough to throw off his allegiance
to Shargah and Ras ul Kheima remained independent until Humeid’s '’death
in 1900, when Sheikh Suggar bin Khalid who had ousted his uncle Salim and
became Chief of Sharg^h in 1883, seized Ras ul Kheima without any serious
opposition. Sheikh Suggar’s son Khalid is now in charge at Ras ul Kheima.
The territories of the Joasmi Chief are fairly extensive and include the
strip along the Batineh Coast. The population of Shargah may be about 4,000
and of Ras ul Kheima about 1,500. There are some 70 British subjects,
Hindus and Khojahs, residing at Shargah and at Ras ul Kheima some 9 or id
Hyderabadis. Pearl diving is the principal occupation.
Sheikh Suggar is about 40 years of age. He appears to be generally un
popular amongst the other Trucial Chiefs and is not apparently a wise ruler
There is nothing especial to record with regard to Joasmi affairs* of recent years,
beyond the trouble which the Chief is now haying with his feudatory at Fujei-
rah on the Batineh Coast. Ihe Joasmi Chief is of course a subscriber to the-
Perpetual Treaty of Peace of 1853 and to the other engagements with the British
Government. Sheikh Suggar gets a salute of 3 guns.
C. A. KEMBALL, Lieut.- Col,
Offg. Filitical Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Ajman.
Chief, Abdul Aziz bin Humeid of the A1 bu Ali tribe, who seized Ajman in
1900 deposing his nephew Humeid bin Rashid bin Humeid in 1900. The late
Chief Humeid died, it is said, of wounds received in the encounter with his
uncle who however is suspected of having put him to death after the fight. The
place is of no particular importance and the tribe is a small one. llie town
may contain as many as 1,500 inhabitants during the pearling season. Pour
Bunniahs live there. Nothing of importance has occurred of recent years with
regard to this Chief.
The Chief of Ajman subscribed to the Perpetual Treaty of Peace and to the
other engagements concluded with the Trucial Chiefs. He gets a salute of 3
guns.
C. A. KEMBALL, Lieut.-Col,
Oftg. 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. .
Timm al Kowein.
Chief, Ahmed bin Abdulla of the Al bu Ali tribe. He has been Chief of
Umm al Kowein for many years and is now over 70 years of age and in very
feeble health. His son, Rashid bin Abdulla, does most of the work for his father..
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The file contains papers relating to Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including a document entitled ‘Notes on current topics prepared for reference during his Excellency the Viceroy’s tour in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , November 1903.’ It also includes printed extracts of letters relating to the tour from Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Arnold Kemball, 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. , and Major Percy Zachariah Cox, 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 Maskat [Muscat], dated August to October 1903.

In addition, the file includes the following papers:

  • Handwritten notes by George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India, including notes on Muscat, Koweit [Kuwait], and the Mekran [Makran] Coast
  • Memoranda concerning Koweit
  • A copy of a letter from Colonel Charles Edward Yate, Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan, to the Secretary to the Government of India Foreign Department, forwarding the camp diary kept during his tour in Makran and Las Bela, from 1 December 1901 to 25 January 1902
  • A copy of a 'Report on a Journey from India to the Mediterranean via the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Baghdad and the Euphrates Valley, including a Visit to the Turkish Dependency of El Hasa' by Captain J A Douglas, Staff Captain, Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General’s Department in India, 1897 (which includes three sketch maps: Mss Eur F111/358, f 138; Mss Eur F111/358, f 158; and Mss Eur F111/358, f 141).

Folios 232 to 338 largely consist of printed copies of correspondence between Sir (Henry) Mortimer Durand, HM Minister at Teheran [Tehran], and the Marquess of Salisbury (Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil), Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated 1895-1896, relating to Persia.

The file includes a copy of a Collective Letter addressed by the Turkish, British and French Consuls to the Valiahd regarding the Tabriz Riots, 5 August 1895, which is in French (folios 332).

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1 file (337 folios)
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The papers are arranged in roughly chronological order from the rear to the front 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 339; 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.

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