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'14/196 Punishment of the Sheikh of Fujairah. Sheikh Hawad bin Abdullah Sharqiyin.' [36r] (79/530)
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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3
Resident*8 flag, anchors off a port, the local Shaikh must
at once come off to the Ship. In practice 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.
generally also pay the first visit to the
Commander of a Man-of-War.
10. Hext morning when we had reached Ghataifah, the
Shaikh sent me a message that if I sent him a letter of
safe-conduct, he would come on hoard. This I d-id, hut
he then changed his mind. I then sent my Secretary
ashore to see him, and to promise to remain on shore while
the Shaikh was visiting me. This was also of no avail,
and my Secretary reported that the Shaikh’s attitude was so
truculent and obstinate as to leave no hope of a change in
his demeanour, though he expressed his willingness to pay
a fine for the girl.
11. In my opinion to have given way at this stage of
the proceedings to the Shaikh over the matter of the visit
would have seriously undermined the Resident’s authority
over all the inhabitants of the Arab
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
So long as our interests have not bean directly affected,
we have allowed the Sharqiyin Shaikh to continue quietly
in his attitude of insbtbordination, though he has in fact
terrorized the people of Ghallah and Khor Fakkan, which
still are governed by a Wali (representative) and cousin of
the Chief of Shcrgah. Now he had in effect claimed that
the customs and regulations imposed by long usage on the
Trucial Chiefs and their subordinate officials do not apply
that
to him. It was obvious^His Majesty's Government could
not allow this claim to go unnoticed, as it would remove
from the control of the Resident a district containing
seven or eight villages on the Shamailiyeh Coast.
12. The "Cyclamen w reached Gharaifah first and
Commander Baker, after an interview with me, informed the
Senior Naval Officer of my views. Captain Leir then
telegraphed
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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.
- The kidnap of a Baluch girl who was sold to the Shaikh of Fujairah. 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. threatened to shell the Shaikh's fort and burn his dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. if a fine was not paid. Furthermore, as the Shaikh did not respond to the protocol of coming on board his fort was bombarded for one and a half hours which produced the desired effect.
- Disputes between al Fujairah (al- Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. tribe) and Kalba (al Sharqiyyin tribe) over raiding and disputes.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (259 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- '14/196 Punishment of the Sheikh of Fujairah. Sheikh Hawad bin Abdullah Sharqiyin.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1dv, 2r:12v, 14r:20v, 22r:48v, 48ar:48av, 49r:49v, 51r:59v, 62r:68v, 70r:73v, 77r:81v, 81ar:81av, 82r:100v, 103r:107v, 107ar:107bv, 108r:108v, 110r:115v, 117r:119v, 123r:123v, 123ar:123av, 124r:127v, 129r:133v, 136r:137r, 137r, 138r:144v, 146r:158v, 160r:165v, 168r:176v, 178r:179v, 183r:184v, 186r:186v, 188r:188v, 191r:202v, 204r:205v, 207r:207v, 211r:221v, 223r:230v, 232r:241v, 241ar:241av, 242r:245v, 250r:260v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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