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'File 8/8 V Annual Report for the Year 1946' [148r] (295/318)
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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(v) Zubara .
The ownership of the ruined site of Zubara
continued to embitter the relations between Bahrain and
^atar. At the time of the political Agent’s visit in
June, he received an assurance from the shaiKh and Hamad
bin Abdullah that members of the Al Khalifah family would
always be welcome in Qatar, provided they gave notice of
their arrival, and that Bahrainis visiting Zubara would be
treated in exactly the same manner as Qatar subjects who
visited Bahrain. In December, however, the shaikh of
Bahrain complained to 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.
that some members
of the Al bu Romaih tribe had left Bahrain for Qatar at the
invitation of Shaikh Abdullah, and that it was the latter’s
intention to settle them at the port of tim al Ma’ in the
Zubara area.
32. TKUCIAL CQASr.
(i)
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Shaikhs .
L’he 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 year:
1. Dubai
2. Sharjah
3. Abu Dhabi
4. Ajman
5. Umm al Qaiwain
6. Has al Khaimah
7. Kalba
Shaikh Sa’id bin Maktura, O.B.E.
Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr Al-Qasimi.
Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan bin Zayid.
Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid.
ShaiKh Ahmad bin Rashid.
Shaikh Sultan bin Salim.
Shaikh Hamad bin Sa’id (Minor)
Regent - Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad.
On the 21st of .Tune Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid,
Ruler of Ajman, and shaikh Muhammad bin Hamad ASh-sharqi
of Fujairah, left for Jabal al-Akhdar in Oman on a visit
to Shaikh sulaiman bin Himyar of Jabal al-Akhdar. They
returned to Ajman on the 28th of July via Buraimi.
On the 20th of October Shaikh Sa'id bin Maktum,
Ruler of Dubai, left for Ain-Khamir (Persia) on a visit to
the hot springs there and returned to Dubai on the 2nd of
November.
On the 25th November shaikh Muhammad bin Hamad
Ash-Sharqi of Fujairah left for Muscat returning to Fujairah
on tne 15th December. •
(ii) British interests .
Mr. p. Ward was Station Manager of the British
Overseas Airways corporation from the 1st January to the
23rd April when he was relieved by Mr. W.J.N. Wakefield,
who in turn handed over charge to Mr. J. McLean on the 8th
May. Mr. Wakefield, however, resumed charge on the 28th
August when Mr. McLean proceeded on leave.
On the 3rd January the last "Ensign 11 aircraft
to fly on this route stopped at Sharjan en route to India.
In commemoration of the occasion the political Officer,
/Trucial
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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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