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IOR/R/15/1/462
- Record Id:
- 040-000227913
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001b3
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100167676635.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/462
- Title:
- 35/160 (A 72) Murder of Indian by Shihuh
- Scope & Content:
-
Correspondence discusses the case of a British Indian traveller murdered by the Shihuh [al-Shiḥūḥ] as he was making his way from Karachi to Dubai via Muscat and Dibah [possibly Dibba, at the northern tip of the Arabian Peninsula]. Issues discussed include:
- The itinerary of the British Indian who was murdered
- Details of the investigation into the matter and attempts to arrest the suspected man
- Maintenance of British prestige and punitive actions against the Shihuh including seizure of their dhows
- Correspondence with Sultan Said bin Taimur [Sulṭān Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sulṭān of Muscat] over the matter.
Correspondents include the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; Major Ralph Ponsonby Watts, Political Agent Muscat; Said bin Taimur; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; officials of the India Office, London.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227638
038-000227841
040-000227913 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/199-703 : Political Residency, Bushire: subject files
IOR/R/15/1/391-467 : File 35: Muscat
IOR/R/15/1/462 : 35/160 (A 72) Murder of Indian by Shihuh - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0003]/037-000227638[0011]/038-000227841[0072]/040-000227913
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (224 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001b3
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1936
- End Date:
- 1937
- Date Range:
- 14 Feb 1936-9 Dec 1937
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the 4th sheet from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Circled index numbers written in red crayon are also present throughout the volume. Foliation anomalies: 1A, 1B and 1C.
- Former External References:
- A Series: 35/160
Confidential Series: A 72 - Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)