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'File 0255 Boundaries' [‎71r] (142/331)

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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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Hot* on the boundary claimed by Shaikh Shakhbut bln
Sultan bin 2aid f Ruler of Abu Dhabi*
West on the aea it extends to Ufa al Hul which
is about five miles south of Wakreh( Qatar) • From t f Me
point the line runs south~south~we&t to S&uda Hithdll
(20 miles) thence to RiswiKimth) (36 miles)* Fro©
Elms the line runs south-east to Khasham(120 miles)
and then to QurainUOO miles)* From Qurain the line
runa iiortli-eaat to Halibah( 170 miles) then north-north-
east to Khaur al Ja^irahiSO miles) then to Dir*an(40
miles) and then to Kg liaghia(2Q miles)* From Mathis the
line runs north-east through Jabal Hafit to Jabal Sat (15
miles) and then to Jabal al Qattar(5 miles)* Fro© Jabal
al Qattar the line runs north to Al *Auhah(20 miles)*
From Al 'Auhah the line runs to the west to Masekin.
From Basakin the line runs nortii west to Beda* Huliamraad
bin Ahmad(XO miles) thence north-nortli-west to Al Khaeub
(10 miles) and then to BaraqdO miles)* From fiaraq the
line runs north to NakhrahUo miles)* From Nakhrah the
line runs to Jabal tAli thence to the sea north west of
Hakhrah at a distance of about 30 miles*
The Shaikh oi Abu Dhabi claims all the
villages| water wells and grazing lands which are within
the tebove mentioned area* Fcllowing are the principal
places in Uie dietiictt-
Ai 'Ain
Al Jahili
Al Mu'taridh
Al Muwaiq'i
Al Jimi
Al Qattar ah
Al Kill
Al Mas'udi
(An al Hul
Sauda Kithil
Hiaqyan al Maharaf
Eims(aimth)
'Aqal
Khaur al 'daid
Aqalat an-hakhtrlah
Mly&n
Gliadir al Lai
Safq
Sabkhat raatti
Bainunah
li

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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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