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'14/88 III B 33 Tamb Island' [‎12v] (29/418)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (205 folios). It was created in 26 Sep 1934-25 Jun 1935. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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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Lin^an (a port on the Persian ooait), who
adminlstared iamb and Abu luea for a lon^
period before their final expulsion from Persia
In 1867, were, for a part of tiiat period,
Persian subjects ^overnin^ Lingah as Persian
officials. The Persian Goyernnent are under-
I
stood to contend that the Sheiichs administered
tnese Islauds also in their capacity of Persian
officials.
3. Point (1) is unfortunate, but its
importance as an argument is largely counter-
acted b^ tne fact that both oefore and after
the date on which the cap was presented the
Persian claifi was etuphatieally and officially
repudiated by His majesty's Governnont.
4. as regards (2) our contention is that
this is a complete misconstruction of the facts,
which are as follows;
5* Since the early part of the 16th
century, and possibly earlier still, an Arab
family or small clan tnown as the Qawazim or
z
Jo*asimi hare ruled orer a large part of what
/
Their subjects and tributaries are also generally
called jowasimi but the name really applies to
- the ruling family only.

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This file contains correspondence relating to the islands of Bahrain, Tanb (also written as Tamb) [Greater and Lesser Tumb] and Abu Musa in the context of the Persian claim to these islands. The main correspondents are Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Trenchard Craven Fowle); H.M. Minister, Tehran (Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen); Under Secretary of State, Foreign Office (John Charles Walton); Sheikh Sultan bin Salim, ruler of Ras al Khaimah Topics of letters include:

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1 volume (205 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation. The foliation sequences runs from the front cover to last folio, and consists of small circled numbers, located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.

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English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script
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