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'File 8/8 IV Annual Administration Report for 1945' [‎131r] (261/280)

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The record is made up of 1 file (138 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1946-9 Mar 1946. 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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30. TRUCIAL COAST A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
TR’JCIAL COAST. 30.
(a) (i) Truclal Shaikhs .
The following were the Ruling Shaikhs of
the various states on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. throughout
the yearr-
Dubai
Shaikh
Sharjah
Shaikh
Abu Dhabi
Shaikh
Ajman
Shaikh
Umm al qaiwain
Shaikh
Ras al Khaimah
Shaikh
Kalba
Shaikh
Regent
Said bin Maktum, O.B.E.
Sultan bin Saqr al Qasimi.
Shakhbut bin Sultan bin
Zayid.
Rashid bin Humaid.
Ahmad bin Rashid.
Sultan bin Salim.
Hamad bin Said (Minor)
Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad.
(ii) On the 24th May Shaikh Muhammad bin Hamad
ash-Sharqi of Fujairah married the daughter of the
Shaikh of Ajman and left for Fujairah on the 25th of
July.
(iii) The Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Said bin Maktum,
O.B.E., visited the 'Ain Khamir hot springs in Persia.
He was away from Dubai from the 26th May to the 18th
June.
(iv) The Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, Shaikh Sultan
bin Salim, came to Bahrain by air from Sharjah on the
12th June and stayed with His Highness the Ruler of
Bahrain. He concluded an oil concession agreement
with Messrs. Petroleum Concessions Limited and returned
to Sharjah on the 22nd June.
(v) On the 18th June the Ruler of Ajman, Shaikh
Rashid bin Humaid, accompanied by his elder son Ali,
paid a visit to His Highness the Sultan of Muscat,
returning to Ajman on the 7th July. They travelled
both ways by car.
(vi) Later in the year on the 25th September
the Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Said bin Maktum, O.B.E.,
went to Muscat by launch and stayed with His Highness
the Sultan. He returned to Dubai on the 21st October.
(vii) The Shaikhs of Fujairah and Sakha also
paid visits to His Highness the Sultan of Muscat at
the latter's invitation.
(b) BRITISH INTERESTS .
(i) Mr. G.R. Shea was* the Station Manager of
the British Overseas Airways Corporation, Sharjah, from the
1st January to the 8th May when he was relieved by
(Continued)

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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1945 Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , as well as the reports themselves.

The correspondence is between 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. and representatives of institutions that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); Imperial Bank of Iran; and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report (folios 98-105) is submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah. Both final reports are then submitted by 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 to the Political 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. at Bushire.

The final report (folios 111-135), which includes the final version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. Officers; 2. Bahrain Government Officials; 3. The Al Khalifah Family; 4. Bahrain Police; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electricity Department; 9. Telephone Department; 10. Pearl Industry; 11. Customs; 12. Food Control; 13. Shipping; 14. Accidents within Port Limits; 15. Medical (General); 16. The Post Office; 17. Administration of Justice; 18. Education; 19. The Bahrain Petroleum Company; 20. Visits of Foreign Notables; 21. Local Affairs; 22. The Weather; 23. Economic; 24. Cable & Wireless Limited; 25. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 26. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 27. The Royal Air Force; 28. American Consulate; 29. Qatar; 30. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.

Folios 137-139 are internal office notes.

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1 file (138 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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