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'Military Report on the Arabian Shores of the Persian Gulf, Kuwait, Bahrein, Hasa, Qatar, Trucial Oman and Oman' [‎10] (24/226)

The record is made up of 1 volume (112 folios). It was created in 1933. It was written in English. 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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CHAP. I. HISTORY TRUCIAL OMAN A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
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Lt was found in practice that the Gener il TroQ+xr f
security ' at ^ SUfficiei ; t J" r the Purpose of maintaining
warW an/ ^ if + n0t prohibit re g ular maritimf
Jan rnif ll .^^J^'gation of the Resident in the Per-
, le fust Maritime Truce was signed in 1835.
wpr AfLel *1 interval 1 of 18 y eai, « a series of yearly truces
were agreed on mainly m order to permit the continuance
.Lo , P ® ar] fishl + n S industry, which affected everyone In
corduded^tlTthpT Wa i nPf'- Further ^'eaties were
concluded ttith the Trucial Chiefs in 1838-39-47 and 1892.
rho Trucial Chiefs are the Sheikhs of Ras-al -Khaimah
ifottlr Th "l A + Jman ' Dibai ' Abu ]Dliabi an d
,vas a< ' ded to the
2^ Becenf II,story.—(a) British influence is the strong
est foreign- nifluence i„ Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and is in fact the
predominating influence in all but the domestic affairs of
the various sheikhdoms. Although it has not been found
necessary to exercise more than a nominal control over
these States m the past, the recent establishment of an
air route along the Arabian littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
has brought this part of the coast into prominence. It is
probable now that this air route is established that a
closer control will be necessary.
(b) No direct interference by Ibn Sand in Trucial
boast affairs has been noticed since 1928.
The Sheikhs of Abu Dhabi and Dibai. together
with a number of tribes subject to them, are believed to be
opposed to Ibn Sand; the Sheikhs of Sharjah and Bas-al-
Jvnaimah to be definitely his supporters; and the Sheikhs of
A]man and Umm-al-Qaiwain to be neutral. But owing to
the long-standing Wahabi connection with the Trucial
Coast and the natural tendency of all small Chiefs in
Arabia to look to Ibn Saud as the most important figure
in Arabia, the indirect influence of Ibn Saud and Wahabism
on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. is very strong, and all of tliem
attach great importance to avoiding amy action which
might be opposed to his wishes.

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The volume is Military Report on the Arabian Shores of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Kuwait, Bahrein, Hasa, Qatar, Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Oman (Calcutta: Government of India Press, 1933). The volume was produced by the General Staff, India. The place name Bahrain is rendered in the title and elsewhere in the volume in the spelling 'Bahrein'.

The volume contains information in separate sections for each of the places listed in the title under the following chapter headings:

  • I Historical (ff 8-14);
  • II Geography, Climate, Health (ff 15-54);
  • III Population (ff 54-67);
  • IV Water Supply; Resources (ff 68-70);
  • V Armed Forces (ff 70-75);
  • VI Aviation (ff 75-78);
  • VII Political (ff 79-81);
  • VIII Inter-Communication [wireless and telegraph] (ff 81-82);
  • IX Communications [land routes] (ff 83-98).

There are three appendices, which follow the same format:

  • I Currency, Weights and Measures (f 99-102);
  • II Landing Facilities - Maritime (ff 103-106);
  • III List of Maps (f 106).

The volume includes five maps of the region (ff 109-113).

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1 volume (112 folios)
Arrangement

There is a list of contents on ff 6-7, which contains an inaccuracy in the title and number of the last chapter.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 113 on the last of the five maps inserted in a pocket attached to the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. All five maps (ff 109, 110, 111, 112, 113) need to folded out to be examined. This is the system used to determine the sequence of pages in the volume.

Pagination: an original printed pagination sequence, numbered 2-198 appears between ff 8-106.

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