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'File 0255 Boundaries' [‎23r] (46/331)

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The record is made up of 1 file (162 folios). It was created in 3 Jul 1934-29 Nov 1949. It was written in English and Arabic. 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
No.840-19/1.
British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Sharjah,
December 9,1936.
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. ,
Bahrain.
Memorandum.
Reference my letter No.806 dated the
25th November 1S36.
Aw
2. Shaikh Ahmad bin Kilal and Ahmad bin Khalaf
bin ’Utaibah, returned from Abu Dhabi on Thursday the
3rd December 1936. They remained 12 days at Abu Dhabi
trying their best for the settlement of the dispute
and it was with great difriculty that they made Shaikh
Shakhbut accept a proposal according to which the
boundary line would run from Hasat Um-al-Jibajib which
is about 10 miles from Jabal *Ali. Shaikh Sa'id bin
Hu
Maktuin,0.B.E., Auler of Dubai summoned all notables of
A
Albu Falasah and inforwd them of the peace proposal^
The Albu Falasah agreed that the peace xjroposals should
be accepted with slight modification, namely, that the
boundary line should run from Bandar Hisyaiyan which
is about three mile from Hasat urn al Jibajib or 13 miles
west of Jabal *Ali. The object of asking for the boundary
line to run from Bandar Hisaiyan, is to allow the
Dubai people a shelter for their boats near Jabal 'All.
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.

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The file contains correspondence relating to the definition of tribal territories and boundaries in the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (United Arab Emirates). The correspondence is principally between 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 and Political Officer in Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire (Bahrain from 1946), the Foreign Office, and a number of rulers and representatives of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhdoms.

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1 file (162 folios)
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 165; 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 3-163; 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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