'File 14/201 I B 32 Trucial Coast Miscellaneous' [41r] (83/214)
The record is made up of 1 volume (106 folios). It was created in 15 Apr 1927-28 May 1935. 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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No.
220
.Dax.ecl tne 2Qth July x929«
From
To
Tiie Hon'uie Uie Political Heeiaent
in tne Persifim Gulf, iiusnire,
H.E. Snai^h Said bia Maiituin, Ruler of Dubai
SUlta ' 1 ' RUler ^ Dhabi
< . u uitai1 bl " Saqar, Ruler of Shaxjali.
a a f? D:ln duiaaia > Ajman.
sultan bm Salim, Kuler of Kaa al Khaimali.
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After Compliments,
«
I find that during the last few years i't has
oeoome a custom with the aheiihs and their brothers that
iUi tb * ir t ' r0tnera a ' ld ^clare tnemselves Shaikhs in
Place of tne man Killed. This is against God-s commandments
and tnose of His Prophet's and are also contrar y Shin g s humane.
As this deed now spreads aoout in the Xrucial Oman
(as a contagion) i deem it advisable that on the occurence
oi a case of tnis nature yuu snoula express your displeasure
po^fuL^ tl?lT e uZ TfV 0 ^
because it is uero^ator/f,. ^ Uciai =oast». The
erogatory to tne^
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.
does not like to
-e any action such as tnis to come off. ^ if the 31leiihB
require auy, assistance from 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.
the latter will
to put a/1 end to tnis serious deed, and bloodshed.
It is necessaiy to act up to our advice because
by that you will get quiet and ease.
Usual ending.
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This file contains miscellaneous correspondence relating to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . The main correspondents are 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Secretary of State for India, London; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; 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; Shaikh Sultan bin Salem, Ruler of Ras al Khaimah.
Topics included in the file are:
- Family trees of the ruling families of Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Dubai.
- Printed summaries by the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, on the state of affairs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
- 'Precis of the treaties and engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .'
- Correspondence discusses disturbances in Dubai due to the removal of the ruling shaikh and the need to dispatch a British warship, H.M.S. Lupin to protect British subjects in case fighting breaks out. A letter from 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. to the rulers of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman and Ras al Khaimah advising non-recognition of shaikhs who have gained their position by killing their brothers.
- further correspondence records arrangements for visiting geologists from the Anglo-Persian Oil company in the context of interest from French and American oil companies.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (106 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers in the top right hand corner of each folio. The file also bears a former foliation system which begins on folio 10 with the number 17.
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- 'File 14/201 I B 32 Trucial Coast Miscellaneous'
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- front, front-i, 1r:41v, 45r:55v, 56v, 57v:67v, 68v:86v, 91v:92r, 93r:100r, 101r:105v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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