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'14/196 Punishment of the Sheikh of Fujairah. Sheikh Hawad bin Abdullah Sharqiyin.' [‎169r] (355/530)

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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From
The Besi&ency Agent, Shargah.
i
To
The Hon*tie the Political Besident
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
No.544
Bated 20th Novemter 1927
A. 0
With reference to your letter No.230, dated the 20th I
October 1927, and your telegram No.1112 warning me of thel
arrival of the S.N.O. by Triad on the 9th November in
connection with the affairs of Kalba and Fujairah, I beg I
to state that the S.N.O. arrived at the same date and I
went on board the ship. The Triad left Debai for Shargah
where Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar came on board and paid a
visit to the S.N.O. and the question of Kalba and Fujaira]
was discussed. Afterwards the -ship £eft Shargah and
I
arrived at Kalba in the morning of the 10th November.
Shaikh Said bin Hamad, Chief of Kalba came on board and
informed the S.N.O. of the condition of the fighting
between him and the Shaikh of Fujairah. The S.N.O.
wrote a letter to the Shaikh of Fujairah which was sent ;!
to him by my son. A copy of that letter is enclosed
"herewith. My son informed me on his return that Shaikh I
Hamad bin Abdullah, Chief of Fujairah, was suffering froml
Diarrhea and that he wantc# to see me. It was arranged
' '' I
that the .Shaikh should come to the village of Gharaifah
on the sea shore on the 11th November. I landed ashore |
# 1
and went to the house of the Shaikh of Kalba and as was
arranged I went the next day to Gharaifah where I met
the Shaikh of Fujairah. I discussed with him the
question of peace between him and the Shaikh of Kalba.
The Shaikh of Fujairah said that the building which had
been built in the town by the Shaikh of Kalba during the
fighting should be demolished. I Said that he hai no
right to ask for demolishing buildings in the town but
if the building was outside uhis territory the S.N.O.
would have ordered for its demolifcic At last the
Shaikh of Fujairah promised that he would consult his

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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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