'File 12/15 Political Agent's tour' [53r] (105/469)
The record is made up of 1 file (233 folios). It was created in 19 Jan 1937-1 Feb 1945. 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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Note on a Visit to Abu Dhabi.
We arrived off Abu Dbabi at about 1 p.m# on the
31st May 1936. We haa passed very few pearling dhows, but
the weather was rough and we found considerable numbers
anchored off the shore behind the reef at Abu Dhabi. Many
of them were Dubai and Sharjah dhows and there were even
some Shihuh boats.
The Shaikh did not leave the shore for nearly 40
minutes after we had anchored. This may not have been
altogether his fault as we saw his car apparently stuck in
the sand near his Fort. He was accompanied by his brothers
Zayid and Hazza T , by Ahmad bin Khalaf and one or two others
He was affable and smiled frequently and answered a long
string of questions from me about the pearling fleet
without exhibiting impatience. He stayed on board for well
over one hour. He took ashore with him the Air Liaison
Officer, who wanted to see the aerodrome and petrol store^
and was mostly friendly towards him.
I went ashore with the Senior Naval Officer at
5 p.m. The Shaikh met us on the beach ana took us to his
guest house, where tT Uncle Khalifah r! was waiting. After
considerable polite conversation, some talk about Baraimi
and further enquiries about the pearling fleet, I raised
the question of slave-trading. I reminded him of the
conversation on the Political Hesiaent f s last visit, and
spoke of the withdrawal of the good offices of His
Majesty T s Government; ana I asked what he was doing to
stop this traffic. He claimed to have made extensive
enquiries but to have found no trace of it in his
territory. I said I had information from various directions
that it was going on, and he really must get to grips with
it. He then said that if I gave him the name of anyone
in Abu Dhabi who was trading in slaves to Nejd and Eassa
he would deal with him to my satisfaction. He claimed to
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The file contains correspondence and telegrams sent and received 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, Hugh Weighman, mostly from 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. 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 Sharjah, regarding arrangements and programmes for his official visits to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Qatar. Some visits were carried via HMS Shoreham , so there is also correspondence with its Captain, G H Faulkner, and with British Overseas Airways Corporation representatives, regarding the fares to be paid by the Agent when staying in their Fort in Sharjah.
The file also contains:
- correspondence with the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain regarding special authorization to land on Muharraq;
- correspondence with 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 Kuwait regarding his visit to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and other visits by British officials;
- reports of visits.
The documents in the file are mainly in English. There is correspondence in Arabic with English translation, with Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani, Ruler of Qatar, regarding 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's visit to Qatar.
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- 1 file (233 folios)
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The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 224-234. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 235; 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 4-234; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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