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'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary' [193r] (385/408)
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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CONP IIENTIAT.S
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
News Report No
the 8th to the 24th December 1949.
172. I»A.L.
Nil.
175. Shipping.
(i) On the 12th s.s. Bamora arrived at Sharjah
from Muscat, discharged 122 packages, left for Dubai and,
having discharged 2957 packages, left for Bahrain on the
15th..
(ii) On the 15th s.s. Barala arrived at Dubai,
from Bahrain, discharged packages, left for Sharjah
on the 16th and, having discharged 356 packages, left for
Bandar Abbas on the 17th.
(iii) On the 14th s.s. Loosdrecht arrived at
Du ai from Bushlre, loaded 2974 packages, left for Aden
on the 16th.
(iv) On the 14th s.s. Li eve Vroirwekerk arrived
at Dubai from Aden, discharged 1815 packages, left for
Bahrain on the 17th.
174. Movements of Government Officials .
(i) On the 11th the Political Officer, Trucial
Coast and Mr. R. Stephenson of Desert Locust Survey called^
on Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr, brother of the Ruler of Sharjah,
at his house.
(ii) On the 18th the Political Officer, Trucial
Coast, accompanied by Mr. G. Popov of the Desert Locust
Survey left for Abu Musa, Tunb and Nabiyu Tunb Islands by
launch and returned on the 22nd.
175. Royal Navy .
On the 11th H.M.S. Plamingo arrived at Sharjah
from Ras al Khaimah and left for Bahrain on the 15th.°
176. Royal Air Porc e.
F/0 J.E. Bagnell, Officer Commanding, R.A.P.,
Sharjah, having handed over to F/0 R.J.F. Dickinson, left
Bahrain by air on the 15th.
177. British Interests.
(i) On the 15th Lt. Col. A.C. Galloway, C.I.E.,
O.B.E., arrived at Sharjah by air. On the 16th"he left for
Abu Dhabi by air, visited the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and thence
left for Bahrain.
(ii) On the 18th the Seisimic Party of Messrs.
Petroleum Development (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Limited left for
Bahrain on Christinas leave. \
178 . Desert Locust Survey.
(i) On the 11th Mr. G. Popov left for Ras al Khaimah
and Beni Qitab area and returned on the 14th after he
made reconnaissarce tours in the desert.
(ii) Reference para: 169 of News Report No.22 of*49.
. .
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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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- 'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary'
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- 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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