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'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary' [125r] (249/408)
The record is made up of 1 file (202 folios). It was created in 24 Dec 1946-8 Feb 1950. 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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142. LOCAL AFFAIRS.
2 -
(i) During the period under report all the Trucial
Coast diving boats returned from the diving banks, which event
marks the close of the diving season. The catch is reported
good and pearls worth more than two
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in each
of Dubai and Sharjah have so far been sold.
Dubai and other parts of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. A reading of 0.62
inches was recorded.
(iii) Reference para:135 (ii) of News Report No.19
of 1948.
further depredations by the Beni Qitab against the Sharqiyeen
but no loss of life. The Shaikh of Dubai mediated in this
dispute and sent his brother Shaikh Juma'h bin Maktum to Furairah.
He met the Shaikh of Fujairah and succeeded in bringing about
peace between both sides. It was also arranged that both Shaikh
Muhammad bin Hamad ash-Sharqi of Fujairah and Shaikh Muhammad
bin Ali bin Huwaidin, Paramount Chief of the Beni Qitab, should
meet at the Jiri and profess friendship to each other in the
presence of Shaikhs luma'h bin Maktum and Rashid bin Said of
Dubai.
between the Beni Qitab and the Awamir. The latter are reported
to have agreed to return the camels they had looted from the
Beni Qitab.
the
Begum
Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage.
and their entourage passed through Sharjah on the 4th
November on their way to India after performing the Hajj. The
Shaikh of Sharjah went to the aerodrome and met His Highness.
143. WEATHER REPORT,
(ii) On the 25th October good rain fell in Sharjah,
During the period under report there have been
(iv) The Shaikh of Dubai also brought about peace
(v) His Highness the
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
Bhopal and Her Highness
Maximum temperature
xMintmum "
Highest humidity
Average "
62 F on 8-11-48
97 % on 26-10-48
66 % at 1200 GMT
78 % at 0400 GMT
0.10 inches.
90 oF on 26-10-48 & 31-10-48
tt
ii
97 %
66 %
78 %
Rainfallj
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.
kg , irjah
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The file contains confidential news reports from the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . The reports were prepared by the Political Officer (in winter) or 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 summer) and sent to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain. Each report covers a range of matters and is organised in short sections under a sub-heading. The latest news relating to the following is included:
- civil aviation;
- shipping;
- US and Royal Navies;
- movement of British officials and Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs;
- Royal Air Force;
- local affairs;
- anti-locust operations;
- red oxide extraction at Abu Musa and Sir Bu Nai'r Islands;
- weather.
The file also contains some correspondence between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain relating to Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. affairs.
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- 1 file (202 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 204; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-191; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/4/15
- Title
- 'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:53v, 54v:203v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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