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'File 8/8 V Annual Report for the Year 1946' [31r] (61/318)
The record is made up of 1 file (157 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1946-5 Mar 1947. 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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Tlie Refciuenc^ i^ent, ana the sheikh ol uni-el^ei^&in
hela meetin^fc v.itli the Shaikh ol hub^i, obteineo his consent to
^he pi'Oposea settlement siiC then proceeaec to the aeser*t, met
Sheikh hesze 1 ana pei‘susdeb him to arop the nev. issues re.iseG
by his brother, the sheikh of Atu Dhabi. The Resiaenc^ Ae,ent
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end the Shaikh of um el Qaiv.ain then re turned to bubei, arevv up
the final settlement agreement but the shaikh of Dubai turnea
back on his previous promise ana put an objectionable
aemand regardinb expropriation. All efforts maue by the
Hesiaency A^ent, the shaikhs of Um-al-Qaivvain, Ac»c*an ana
Fujairah to Eiake the Shaikl. of• Dubai see to reason ana not miss
a £,ood chance for pemanant settlement v,ere in vain. The
Political A&ent tlien oraerea tiiacthe money oblaiiiea from the
Shaikh of Dubai should be paia to the shaikh of Abu Dhabi and
the camels returned to him ana that both sites shoula withdraw
their forces forthwith. This was complieu with but was soon
followed by numerous sporadic incicents of can.el looting
by both siacs. In most cases, however, the Shaikh of Dubai
was taking the initiative but suffering the heaviest loss of
life ana property. An effort was later mace by Shaikh Ahmad
bin kuhaminad al-I iyayi of Dhank to mediate for the settlement
of the dispute but he met with no' success, as the Shaikh of
Abu Dhabi v.as suspicious of Shaikh of Dubai*s intentions.
Shaikh Rashia bin Sa*ia, the elaest son of the
Shaikh of Dubai, is responsible for this unpleasant state of
affairs as he has been committing subvv--.iiive acts and dcir^ all
he can to cause harm to Abu Dhabi*s interests. He was callea
to Bahrain in December where he was ^iven severe warning by the
Political A^ent. After his return, he improved his behaviour
ana became more considerate, but for how long it remains to be
seen.
(v) The most significant event on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
during the yesr was the Ras al Kheimah aispute. On the 30th
of August 1946 the Shaikh-of Res al Khaimah held all forts,
towers and strategic points in and around the town of Ras-al-
&.a imah/—
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1946 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 23-33) 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 125-152), 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; 4. Education; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electricity Department; 9. Telephone Department; 10. Pearling; 11. Customs; 12. Food Control; 13. Shipping; 14. Accidents within Port Limits; 15. The Port of Bahrain; 16. Post Office; 17. Administration of Justice; 18. Police; 19. Economic; 20. Medical; 21. The Bahrain Petroleum Company; 22. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 23. Cable & Wireless Limited; 24. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 25. Royal Navy; 26. Royal Air Force; 27. American Consulate, Dhahran; 28. Visitors; 29. Local Affairs; 30. The Weather; 31. Qatar; 32. 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 155-158 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (157 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-125; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'File 8/8 V Annual Report for the Year 1946'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:17v, 21r:33v, 40r:44v, 58r:59v, 75r:78v, 124r:158v, 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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