File 592 I Runaway Sailors and Divers, Agreement with Trucial Chiefs for their Prevention

This file contains correspondence between British officials and the various chiefs of the Trucial Coast regarding arrangements concerned with runaway sailors and divers in the area. The file contains several letters and other documents in Arabic (with English translations) sent from the British Agent at Sharqah [Sharjah], Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed, to the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Edward Charles Ross. The file also contains original letters in Arabic (with some English translations) from the following regional rulers: Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chief of Ajman Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Chief of Abu Dhabi Humayd bin Abdullah Al Qasimi, Chief of Ras Al Khaimah Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mu'alla, Chief of Umm Al Qaiwain Salim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chief of Sharjah Hushr bin Maktoum, Chief of Dubai The file contains an English translation of an agreement between the British and the chiefs of Sharjah, Ajman, Dubai, Umm Al Qaiwain, Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah signed in June 1879 (folios 117-118).