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‘File 22/7 Fujairah’ [22r] (43/46)
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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0210/2/51.
British /.rency, Sharjah.
7th February, 1951.
Please refer to Stobart’s confidential letter No.0210/2/1
of the 28th March 50 and to previous correspondence on the
subject of the status of Fujairah.
2. On the tv/o occasions on which I have visited Fujairah,
Shaikh Muhammad bin Hamad Ash-Sharqi has raised the question of
his entering into a treaty relationship with H.M.G and in
addition has now written to me urging that the matter should
be taken up with you in Bahrain.
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3. My views on his present attitude and status correspond
very closely to those expressed by Stobart in his letter under
reference. Shaikh Muhammad is apt to talk mysteriously of
overtures he has received from the Sultan of Muscat and of
approaches that he himself is contemplating in that direction,
presumably in the xixxi naive belief that he can thus hustle
us into affording him recognition as a Trucial Ruler. In
subsequent discussion, however, he invariably refers to the
Sultan in such contemptuous terms that I think there is very
lettle possibility of an arrangement between the two
territories materialising. ^ 6 ^ ^ . 2 a/
4. Jackson, in his letter to you ho.547-0210 of the
8 th June, 48, suggests onat, should petroleum Development
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Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) wish to negotiate a concession in Fujairah terri
tory, the Shaikh might be approached through Kalba, and hints*
at an eventual merger of the two territories.
5. Certain advantages of such a merger are apparent, but
I do not think the young Ruler of Kalba would profit by such
an arrangement. From what I have seen, the Shaikh of Fujairah
excercises considerable influence on Shaikh Hamad of Kalba,
and from what I have heard this influence is not always for
his good. There are reports, for instance, that the two
Shaikhs indulged in a protracted drinking orgy during
Ramadhan last year. I am of the opinion that Shaikh Muhammad
would only enter into a union with the Ruler of Kalba on
terms of equality, and that he would establish himself as the
senior partner in a short space of time.
6 . Perhaps you are of the opinion that matters should be
allowed to rest as they are until a decision is forced on us
by the activities of the oil companies. I am by no means sure
that this is not our best course, but I think that at the
same time serious consideration might be given to the conclusion
of a separate treaty with Shaikh Muhammad which would afford
recognition in law to an independence which has long been
valid in fact.
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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.
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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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