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‘File 22/7 Fujairah’ [16r] (31/46)
The record is made up of 1 file (21 folios). It was created in 7 Feb 1951-16 Nov 1951. 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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(KA 1056/3)
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11th June* 1951*
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We are now tble to zyte y >u our views on the question
of our policy towards j^ugairah* to wnich y ju last referred
in y )ur letter J o. 1049/3 of 19th 4£iy# There appe;^r to
be two questions involved in the Shaikh's request
(1) Kecotinition by His Majesty's Government of
the fact that he is in control of his own
territory independent of other local rulers;
and
(2) The conclusion of treaties with His Majesty's
Government by which he will acquire "British
Protection*' in the sense in which it is now
accorded to the other Shaikhs of the Trucial
Coast*
2* From the evidence t.vull&ble there seems little d :ubt
that we should be justified in acceding to (l) since even
in 190d Lorlmer reported th^t the Shaikh of Sharjah's
suzerainty was little more than nominal, end it appears
now to be non-existent* /is re - ards (2) p it semis clear that
at least in 1902 the whole of Ghamelliyah was part of the g,
Mhaikhdom of Sharjah and that subsequently in 1903 nrt , 1r A ^
in 19^45 (in a letter written by the India Of rice to the
Oil Company) this was stated as our official policy 9 o>
whatever the de f^cto position* It appears that no claior
on the part of the Sultan of Muscat to suzerainty over >t&e
Shaikh of Fujairah has ever been taken into consideration ^
nd indeed, ‘om par . r .ph 3 of telly's letter 394/11/50
of 21st August 1950, it seems that we have been particularly
careful to avoid this, ue h ve therefore concluded that to
accede to (2) would be in accordance with the precedent set
in the case of Kalba in 1936 and will not be to extend
"British Protection" over nrw territory, but merely to
recognise and pi ce on a formal basis the existing state of
affairs* Accordingly, we a e prepared to a* rce in principle
to both parts of the Shaikh of Fujairah's request*
3* There are however several points on which we should like
to nave yjur views before we go further* me decision seems
likely to cause offence to the Sultan, especially if, as you
suggest in yjur letter Ho. 1049/3 of 19th May, he Is hoping
to obtain some recognition of suzerainty from the Shaikh*
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We suggest that it may therefore
after the Treaty negotiations wit|
action with Fujairah* tfe consider
the iultan as a matter of c our tec
territory borders on his, of what
>e preferable to wait until
Muscat before taking any
that we should then Inform
ttnd because the Shaikh's
re propose to do, and go
/ahead
Lie ut e nan t- Co 1 one 1
Sir Kupert Hay, K*C*I*K*, C*S*1*,
Bahrain*
(P*'
See. -/s"/-
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The file comprises correspondence relating to the Sheikh of Fujairah’s [Muḥammad bin Ḥamad Āl Sharqi] desire to enter into a treaty agreement with the British Government, thus putting his territory on a footing similar to those of the other Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. states. 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. (sometimes referred to as the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah: H D Michell; 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 (Cornelius James Pelly); 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).
The file includes: correspondence between 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. and 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, relating to the Sheikh’s repeated requests for a treaty with and recognition from the British Government (ff 20-22); the Political Resident’s referral of the matter to Geoffrey Warren Furlonge of the Foreign Office in London (f 18), and Furlonge’s reply that the British Government would be willing to conclude an agreement with the Sheikh of Fujairah, provided the Sultan of Muscat was informed out of courtesy (ff 16-17); further correspondence relating to: the Political Officer’s attempt to make contact with the Sheikh of Fujairah, who, it transpires, cannot be reached by sea without ‘a walk through five or six miles through hostile or at least potentially hostile (Kalba) territory’ (f 2), and an offer received by the Sheikh of Fujairah from the Peter Pan Philatelic Company, to set up postal services in his territory (f 5).
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- 1 file (21 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 23; 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 2-22; 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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