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'File 5/198 I Kidnapping on the Trucial Coast'

Title	'File 5/198 I Kidnapping on the Trucial Coast'
Author	Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. region. The correspondence for each incident was probably compiled at a later date
Publication Date:	17 May 1934-17 Mar 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject	1
Type	Document
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	299
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/1/232
Record ID	vdc_100000000193.0x0000cd
Library Location	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.
Date	17 May 1934-17 Mar 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	The volume contains correspondence relating to incidents of kidnapping in the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. region. The correspondence for each incident was probably compiled at a later date, drawing together extracts from other Bushire subject files, in particular the Sharjah diary subject file (identified as file 14/160 V in a number of cases). These Sharjah diary extracts describe specific events of kidnapping or other incidents related to kidnapping. In some subjects, these diary extracts constitute the sole contents of a subject. In other subjects, correspondence follows between 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 in Sharjah (until August 1935, ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Latif; between August 1935 and early 1936, Husain bin Hasan 'Amad as Acting Agent; from early 1936, Abd al-Razzaq Razuqi) the Secretary to 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. , and the 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. Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Loch), who followed up on the incidents in question. The incidents referred to in the volume deal primarily with kidnapping carried out by the Manasir and Awamir Bedouin tribes, who abducted their victims from the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. towns and the areas around them. The victims were usually women and children, with slaves being a particular target. 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 and 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. coordinated to encourage the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs to recover kidnapped persons, and capture or punish known kidnappers. In relation to a kidnapping incident in July 1934, 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. wrote to 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 at Sharjah (folio 29), enquiring if they [the Bedouin kidnappers] were 'under any Trucial shaikh, and if not, do they bear nominal allegiance to H. M. Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].' 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 responded by saying that 'submission to His Majesty Ibn Saud is a matter of conjecture as he wields authority in that wild region' (folio 33). In many cases there was some partial success in recovering kidnapped persons, and on occasions the perpetrators were captured and imprisoned. On each new case of which he was informed, the Secretary to 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. reminded 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 and the 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 Bahrain of outstanding cases still requiring resolution. On one occasion, the Acting 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 (Husain bin Hasan 'Amad) stated that, while the shaikhs made every effort to immediately recover kidnapped persons, the more time that passed the less likely they were to take action. Hasan 'Amad continued by stating that other tribes were often brought in to mediate between the shaikhs and kidnapping tribes, to 'negotiate an agreement between them so that no claim should be made for past happenings. This is the practice which has always been current between the Rulers 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 the Bedouin Arabs' (folios 126-127).
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	Correspondence in the volume is arranged under 36 subject headings, ordered in chronological order from the earliest at the front of the volume, to the latest at the end. There is a contents list of the subjects on folio 4, which lists the subjects and their numbers, but does not include page numbers. Each subject has its own cover sheet. The correspondence within each subject is also ordered chronologically.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	A Series: 5/198 I

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'File 5/198 I Kidnapping on the Trucial Coast'

Author Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. region. The correspondence for each incident was probably compiled at a later date

Publication Date 17 May 1934-17 Mar 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject 1

Type Document

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 299

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/1/232

Record ID vdc_100000000193.0x0000cd

Library Location 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.

Date 17 May 1934-17 Mar 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes The volume contains correspondence relating to incidents of kidnapping in the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. region. The correspondence for each incident was probably compiled at a later date, drawing together extracts from other Bushire subject files, in particular the Sharjah diary subject file (identified as file 14/160 V in a number of cases). These Sharjah diary extracts describe specific events of kidnapping or other incidents related to kidnapping. In some subjects, these diary extracts constitute the sole contents of a subject. In other subjects, correspondence follows between 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 in Sharjah (until August 1935, ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Latif; between August 1935 and early 1936, Husain bin Hasan 'Amad as Acting Agent; from early 1936, Abd al-Razzaq Razuqi) the Secretary to 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. , and the 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. Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Loch), who followed up on the incidents in question. The incidents referred to in the volume deal primarily with kidnapping carried out by the Manasir and Awamir Bedouin tribes, who abducted their victims from the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. towns and the areas around them. The victims were usually women and children, with slaves being a particular target. 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 and 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. coordinated to encourage the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs to recover kidnapped persons, and capture or punish known kidnappers. In relation to a kidnapping incident in July 1934, 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. wrote to 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 at Sharjah (folio 29), enquiring if they [the Bedouin kidnappers] were 'under any Trucial shaikh, and if not, do they bear nominal allegiance to H. M. Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].' 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 responded by saying that 'submission to His Majesty Ibn Saud is a matter of conjecture as he wields authority in that wild region' (folio 33). In many cases there was some partial success in recovering kidnapped persons, and on occasions the perpetrators were captured and imprisoned. On each new case of which he was informed, the Secretary to 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. reminded 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 and the 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 Bahrain of outstanding cases still requiring resolution. On one occasion, the Acting 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 (Husain bin Hasan 'Amad) stated that, while the shaikhs made every effort to immediately recover kidnapped persons, the more time that passed the less likely they were to take action. Hasan 'Amad continued by stating that other tribes were often brought in to mediate between the shaikhs and kidnapping tribes, to 'negotiate an agreement between them so that no claim should be made for past happenings. This is the practice which has always been current between the Rulers 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 the Bedouin Arabs' (folios 126-127).

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme Correspondence in the volume is arranged under 36 subject headings, ordered in chronological order from the earliest at the front of the volume, to the latest at the end. There is a contents list of the subjects on folio 4, which lists the subjects and their numbers, but does not include page numbers. Each subject has its own cover sheet. The correspondence within each subject is also ordered chronologically.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) A Series: 5/198 I