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'File 14/201 I B 32 Trucial Coast Miscellaneous' [61r] (123/214)
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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Shaikh:
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Shaikh:
Do the Persians still interfere with the sailing
biats which ply in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Everything is quiet now and they do not interfere
with the sailing boats especially when they see
the Senior Naval Officer.
I hear lot of things about the activities of the
Persians and it is true that had it not been for
H.M.S.Ships they would have aone lot of trouble.
They have imprisoned many of the crew of sailing
boats and have also killed some of them.
Is 'Abdullah Williamson here at present.
He is working on the road from here to Khaur.
On Monday the 24th September 1934 at 2 p.m. we reached
Abu Musa Island. At 4 p.m. we landed. The Senior Naval
Officer and I had a walk across the Island. A lot of red-
oxide was found on the north east with dumps of extracted
ore in powdered form, loose and in sacks which have rotted^
From the colour of the sand it appears that much of the soil
underneath i^ full of the ore. Also copper deposits and salt
deposits were seen on the north.
There are two fresh springs in the Island, one in the
village becomes brackish in the hot weather; the other is
inland to the north. Its water is sweet. The population is
about 40. The village is situated on the south. A certain
amount of fear was noticed among the villagers. They stated
that they saw a Persian Sloop which did not stop a month ago.
Their attitude to us was friendly. There was no Customs
shed. There is a good anchorage close in shore in the
south west bay.
On Tuesday the 25th September 1934 at 9 a.m. we arrived
at Ajman. The Shaikh of Ajman came on board at 9.30 with
his younger son and we returned the call at 11.30 at his
house. He seemed very pleased to see us. He told us that the
ShaiKQ. of Sharjah had visited him and that he had returned
the visit a few days ago. I discussed this quarrel with 'Isa
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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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 14/201 I B 32 Trucial Coast Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:41v, 45r:55v, 56v, 57v:67v, 68v:86v, 91v:92r, 93r:100r, 101r:105v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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