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'File 12/15 Political Agent's tour' [‎71r] (141/469)

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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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Confidential
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Bahrain, dated the 3rd June 1939.
©
No. C/361-12/15
To
The 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. Agent,
SHARJAH
Memorandum
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I enclose herewith a copy of a programme of 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. Shaikhdoms which I intend to carry out
in H.M.S. "Shoreham" this month. Will you please inform the
Shaikhs concerned at once, with the exception of the Shaikh
of Ras al Khaimah ?
2. In the case of Ras al Khaimah please inform him that
I should like to visit his port in a sloop but that I have
no intention of doing so unless he promises in advance to pay
a call on me on board the sloop in accordance with ordinary
custom. This call will of course be returned by me on shore.
Please telegraph directly you know what his attitude is going
to be.
3. In regard to Kalba please tell Shaikh Khalid that I
would like to to go first to Kalba where I hope he will come
on board to pay a call on me on board the sloop. If he likes
we can then go together in the sloop to Khor Fakkan and I will
return my call on him ashore there. I am anxious to see Khor
Fakkan in connection with his suggestion of getting the B.I.
steamers to call there. Will you also please tell Shaikh
Khalid that I should be very much obliged if he could arrange
for Shaikh Mohammad bin Ali of the Beni Kitab to meet me
either at Kalba or Khor Fakkan. If Shaikh Mohammad bin Ali
is afraid to come aboard the sloop I do not mind very much
and should be perfectly content to see him ashore only. I
shall /-

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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.

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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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