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'14/7 (XVIII) and (XX) Arab Coast. Miscellaneous' [48r] (95/124)
The record is made up of 1 volume (61 folios). It was created in 21 Jun 1933-29 Aug 1942. 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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COPY,
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
No. C/209-15/2
Bahrain, the 18th -Tune 1933.
From
To
Lieutenant-Colonel Cordon Loch, T.A,,
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.
'he Honourable 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.
in the Persian Culf, Bushire.
3ir
T have the honour to inform yon that luring my recent
tour H.I.'.3. "ovvey anchored off 3ir ^u T Ta'ir Island to shelter
from the ind on the 9th June 1933. A lar^e number of dhows
(over seventy) vere there for 'he same purpose.
2. The Shaikh of Sharjah's flag vas flying from a flag
staff and there was a small hut at the base of the flagstaff.
No signs of other buildings were to he seen.
3. On the 10th June the 3ha T .kh of Abu Dhabi said that he
understood that buildings were being made t Sir Bu ir and
asked that the Shaikh of Sharjah should be prevented from bulld-
inj there. he matter had been the subject of a dispute during
the time of Sir Percy Cox.
4. On the 11th - T une the Shaikh of Bibai m' de a similar pro
test.
5. The Beside;.cy Agent informed me that there had been trou
ble in the time of Sir Percy Cox and he had decided that in the
interests of peace no buildings shoi Id be constructed.
The matter had apain come up in the time of Lieutenant-
Colonel Trevor, who had said that Government had no objection
to the buildings being constructed. On hearing this the Shaikh
of Abu Dhabi had written a threatening letter to the Shaikh of
3harjah, who then gave up the idea. There is no question about
sovereignty, which admittedly rests with Sharjah.
6. In accordance with recent general instructions the Shaikh
of Sharjah hoisted his flag on Sir Bu Tie * ir Island, and has
apparently/-
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- Content
This file contains correspondence between British officials in Bushire, Bahrain, and Sharjah.
Topics include:
- The visit of Lady Willingdon to Sharjah.
- A raid by Manasir tribe and murder of the Amir of Khan village.
- Diving on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and measures to improve the living conditions of the divers. Includes translation of letters from Shaikh Sa'id bin Maktum, ruler of Dubai 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, Sharjah; and from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain to 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.
- The building of a fort by the Sheikh of Sharjah.
- A pilgrimage to Mecca by Sheikh Abdullah, Sheikh of Qatar (1940).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (61 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. There are file notes at the back of the file explaining how the file is arranged.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: This consists of pencil numbers, located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The foliation sequence commences on the front cover and concludes on the last folio before the back cover.
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- IOR/R/15/1/240
- Title
- '14/7 (XVIII) and (XX) Arab Coast. Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:21v, 23r:25v, 29r:42v, 44r:61v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence