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'14/196 Punishment of the Sheikh of Fujairah. Sheikh Hawad bin Abdullah Sharqiyin.' [‎35r] (77/530)

The record is made up of 1 volume (259 folios). It was created in 17 Apr 1925-10 Jul 1934. 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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stated*.,after proofs of the girl having been there had been
communicated to him*«*that the girl had died. I left the
matter over for disposal during my winter visit to the
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
4. In the course of my recent tour in the R.X.M.S.
’’Lawrence 11 I arranged to visit Fujairah. The Senior
Naval Officer in H.M.S. ’’Triad” was at Muscat, and H.M.S.
"Cyclamen” was at Henjam.
5. On my arrival at Ghallah (Kalba) Shaikh Said bin
Hamad, the local representative of the Chief of Shargah,
came on board the "Lawrence” to see me, and I returned his
• visit ashore. He is the father-in-law of both Khalid
bin Ahmad, ex-Shaikh of Shargah, and Hamaltbin Abdullah of
Fujairah. He provided donkeys for my two Arab assist-
-ants, 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, Shargah, and Khan Bahadur Haji
Abdur Razzaq to ride over to Fujairah, about five miles
distant, in order that Shaikh Hamad might be asked to visit
me the following day when the "Lawrence” anchored off
Ghataifah, his coastal village, as I had some business to
settle with him.
6. I asked Shaikh Said if he knew anything about
the Baluch girl: he replied "It is said that she died."
From other sources I have reason to suspect that Shaikh
Hamad sold her to Bedouin of the interior and that he
found himself unable to get her back.
7. Shaikh Said also told me that Shaikh Hamad was
unlikely to pbey my summons. I therefore asked the
Senior Naval Officer by wireless telegraph to join me.
8. Shaikh Hamad replied to my message the same night
that he would not come on board the "Lawrence" and that I
must meet him ashore.
9. It is a rule well3qiown to all the Shaikhs of the
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and a custom which has been in force for
very many years that, whenever the "Lawrence" flying the
Resident’s

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This file consists of correspondence relating to actions taken against the Shaikh of Fujairah. The main correspondents are 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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; 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 Sharjah; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah, ruler of Fujairah; Shaikh Said bin Hamad, Chief of Kalba.

A number of topics are covered.

There are over forty letters in Arabic with translations; maps drawn by Bertram Thomas of tribal territories around al Fujairah and also a map of the ports of Oman.

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1 volume (259 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation. The foliation sequence consists of numbers circled in pencil located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio and runs from the front cover to last folio. Foliation omissions: Folios 174, 189, 203 have been omitted.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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