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‘File 22/6 I Kalba’ [‎2r] (3/120)

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The record is made up of 1 file (58 folios). It was created in 9 May 1951-19 Nov 1951. 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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(C22/19/6/61) POLITICAL AOEKOf,
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COKfIDtMlAL. , 19th Koven her, 1961.
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With reference to your letter (1011/48) of the
14th Koveaber, the Truelel Council has not yet met.
You will rwoHmber fro* Pally * s despatch to you No,
-/Z2>/- <& (C2^/6/23/£l) of the 22nd July (end of paragraph 6)
that i.ilton suggested thcit It should be sumsioned to
consider the Kalba usurpation. Pellyi however % at
the end of the 8th paragraph of that despatch, expressed
the opinion that this was not an occasion for the first
meeting of the Council, and you endorsed his views In
the 3rd paragraph of your despatch to tha Foreign
P ^3. Office Jo*94 (10112/19) of the 25th July.
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2. In accordance with the instructions in your
letter (10112/41) of the 30th October and with those
given to him by you during his recent visit, Wilton
will call the leading members of the Jawaslm family
to 'ether and try to get out of them an agreed suggestion
as to a suitable man to replace haqr bin Suit* n. £ould
you please let me know if you would rather thst the
Timela1 Council be called for this purpose, Instead
of the proposed Jawaslm gathering?
3. I am sending a copy of this to tfilton.
(W.S. Laver)

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The file comprises correspondence relating to affairs on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. in 1951, chiefly the assassination of the Ruler of Kalba, Hamad bin Sa’id [Ḥamad bin Sa’id Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] by Saqr bin Sultan bin Salim [Ṣaqr bin Sultan bin Salim Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ], son of the former ruler of Ra’s al-Khaymah, Sheikh Sultan bin Salim Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. . The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Officer on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (Arthur John Wilton); the 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. at Bahrain (William Scott Laver; Cornelius James Pelly; Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Alexander Gordon Pinhey); and 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay).

Correspondence relating to the assassination of Hamad bin Sa’id, which took place in early July 1951, includes: Wilton’s initial reports of the incident (ff 46-47, ff 42-45); his trip to Kalba and his meeting with Saqr bin Sultan (ff 34-37); Wilton’s recommendations over actions to be taken against Saqr bin Sultan and his suggested candidates for ruler of Kalba (ff 10-13); discussion between British officials over the relative merits and demerits of political or forcible removal of Saqr bin Sultan; Wilton’s proposals for decisive action (ff 7-8), being of the opinion that the British Government should not condone the incident, and recommending that a Trucial Council be convened to encourage the rulers of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. to cooperate in removing Saqr bin Sultan (ff 30-33); Pelly and Hay’s preference for political pressure rather than direct action, and their disinclination to involve the other Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. rulers by convening a Trucial Council (ff 23-25).

Other correspondence in the file relates to: the Ruler of Kalba’s proposal, in May 1951, to erect a tower on the edges of his territory (ff 55-59); the transfer in July 1951 of financial rights (tribute, or zakkat ) of the village of Dhaid, between members of the Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. (ff 50-54).

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1 file (58 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in reverse chronological order, from the latest item at the front to the earliest at the end.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 60; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-59; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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