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'14/88 II B 30 Tanb Island' [26r] (64/438)
The record is made up of 1 volume (207 folios). It was created in 13 Oct 1912-15 Oct 1934. 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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tw prosperous and fertile than Taml),
contains deposits red oxide, t
are apparently unimportiait.
2. The history and stat
islands is identical. Thile howe
Tracial Sheikh of Shargah on the
still controls Tanib and Abu Miiaa,
flies his flag. His Majesty's Gov
Sheikh under protelt, have since
tacitly acquiesced in Persian occ
Slrri. The Porsian flag was stat
have been hoisted on Little Tamb
time of the Persian aggression on
Musa. It was presumably removed
as it was removed fron those Isla
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.
reported 1
November 1908 tluvt the Ghargah fl
flown on Little Tarnb by the Sheik
Lor It ] known vtiethcr steps have since be
do this.
3. The Islands are clai
Truclal Shelkbs of shargah as rep
of the Jowasimi Arab chiefs, one
whom in the 18th century estabile
by force or alliance at Lingah an
S» Persia. The Persian claim to
has in the past bo en based on Uie
the Jowasimi Arab Sheikhs of Ling
whose administrative control they
years prior to 1S87, had for long
subjects governing Lingah m Pers
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and thzrtlt was in this capacity
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Stutua of the islands of Tumb, Little
Iamb, Abu Must*, and Birri.
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I.O. to P.O. 2nd
iecember 1908.
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.3th Jan.1909:
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I. Introductory .
1. Tamb, Abu f,!usH, und Birri are three
®Tall islands lying well out in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
between the Truciul Arab Coust and the Persian
island of Kiito. Little Ii.; L. on uninhabited and
waterless island one mile long by mile wide,
eight miles to the ((test of Tamb, was agreed by
the Governmen t of India, the
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.
and the
/
Foreign Office in 1908, to depend from that island.
Lorimer ii. 19081
I'anb itself is an island 17 miles south of the S.W,
point of Kishm Island and 46 miles N.W. of the
nearest point on the coast of Xruoial Oman,
roughly circular in shjipe, about 2^ miles in
dliimeter. A lighthouse was erected on it by
His f/ajesty'e Government in 1913(800 parugrticiis
24 to 28 below), it is sparsely inhabited and
almost waterless. It appears probable that
deposits of red exide isre to bo found both in it
laid in Little Iamb. Abu fluaa is a larger and more
thickly populated island, a few miles nearer to
Bhargah in Xrucial Oman than to Lingah in
Persia, with good supplies of water, and valuable
deposits of red oxide which have been under
exploitation for some years, and royalty in
respect of which is paid to the ruling family of
Shargah. -irri. 40 miles 3. by W. of Bustaneh, the
Loriraer ii. 1830. nearest point on the Persian Coast, is more
prosperous
LorZler ii. 1275
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This file contains correspondence between British officials in London, Delhi, Bushire, Bahrain, Sharjah, and Tehran over the status of several islands in the Gulf: Tanb [Greater Tumb], Little Tanb [Lesser Tumb], Abu Musa and Sirri [Jazīreh-ye Sīrrī]. The main correspondents are the Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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. ; Shaikh Sultan bin Salim, ruler of Ras al-Khaimah; H.M. Minister, Teheran; H.M. Secretary of State for India; H.M. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
The correspondence discusses how the Persian Government claimed these islands and the British maintained they were defending the rights of the sheikhs of Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Also discussed is the building of a light house on Tanb Island and the presence of red oxide on the island. The majority of the correspondence is in English but the file also includes letters in Arabic. These carry the stamp 'British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. '. Most of the correspondence is in the date range 1933-1934. One letter describes how in 1933 a Persian man-of-war Palang visited the island without prior notification and correspondence discusses correct protocol to be followed; correspondence also discusses how the behaviour of the Persian Government was not compatible with their position as signatories of the Covenant of the League of Nations and the Kellog Pact; also includes a statement of a 'Nakhuda' on the seizing of a boat by Persian ship Palang . The file concerns the British defence of the rights of the sheikhs of Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and rights to mining of red oxide. One letter reminds the ruler of Ras al-Khaimah that he is not to lease any part of his territory without permission of the British government.
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