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'File 0255 Boundaries' [‎151r] (302/331)

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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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Secret*
D.O. Ho. 9*7 -0255
British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Sharjah,
I'he 16th October, 1949.
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Dear Jakins,
¥111 you please refer to Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
letter Ho. C/S-123 of 8 th October, 1949, regarding the
Abu Dhabi-Qatar camel route.
2. I have made enquiries in Abu Dhabi and
find that the most common route to Cat- -r lies inland and
not along the coast as does the motor track.
3 . This route, which I have described in
the enclosed note and map, is in frequent use by Shaikh
Sbakhbut * s Manasir and Beni Yas trib snen vho take their
camels to Qatar for grassing, particularly if the spring
rains in that region have been heavy. The same route
is used along part of its length by Abu Dhabi and also by
Saudi tribes travelling from Qatar or Salwa to the Burairai
area, but Shaikh Shakhbut and his bedouin with Whom I also
spoke, considered that the Saudi tribes using it were in
the minority.
4 . As I suggested in a minute of 11th October
on the relevant Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. file, it is possible to
travel from Abu Dhabi to Qatar along the sea-coast in dry
seasons, but such journeys are difficult owing to soft
sabkhas and lack of wells and must be regarded as exceptional.
Yours sincerely,
/ ij
H.G. J&kins, Esquire,
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.

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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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