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'File 0216 Dispute over Khur Ghanadhah' [11r] (21/176)
The record is made up of 1 file (86 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1946-15 Apr 1948. 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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Abdullah bin liluwi, Amir of Hasa, who sent to me a special
messenger named Said al-Faisal, claiming that the incident
took place in my territory. I forfeited Rs.5000/- for the loss.
15 years ago a diving-boat, belonging to Abdullah bin
Said bin Ghalib, a subject of mine, took shelter at Khor
Ghanadhdh. Muhammad bin Nasir Bu Gbai al-Mansuri and his men
attacked and fired at the crew. A slave of Buti bin Abdullah
bin Bilailah one of m rr subjects was wounded and consequently
died. I sent a messenger to Shaikh Shakhbut, Ruler of Abu Dhabi,
demanding punishment of the assailants. Shaikh Shakhbut
shrinked the responsibility saying that the incident took place
in my territory and that Bu-Gbai was a Shaikh and was in a
position to give a pledge for himself and his men. Bu-Gbai,
however, came to me and apologised for the fault he had committed
within my territory and I accepted his apology.
5. The events narrated in the above 4 paragraphs for
which Dubai was held responsible decide the fact that Ghanadhah
is part of my territory and is my own property. right to
its possession is quite clear and on this ground I base my
legitimate claim.
After I had granted an oil concession, Shaikh Shakhbut,
Ruler of Abu Dhabi, alleged that Ghanadhah was within his
territory. The late Shaikh Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hilal al-
Dhahiri, a subject of Abu %abi, mediated with a view to
adjusting the boundaries from the sea side and compensating
me from the land, but while I was leaving Shaikh Shakhbut gave
me a letter defining his and my boundaries but renounced the
limit which he compensated me from the land side. As this
constituted a breach of the settlement reached through Shaikh
Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hilal aid: every thing remained as it was
before. /
7. In support of what I have claimed above, I append
herewith a copy of a statement made by Khalifah bin Abdullah bin
Said bin Saif al- T TJwaid and Hamad bin t Ubaid bin Hamad bin Saif
waid, subjects of Ras al Khaimah, and Abdur Rahman bin
Abdullah bin Lutah of Ajman in respect of the incident of the
batteel/-
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The file contains correspondence relating to the dispute between Abu Dhabi and Dubai over Khor Ghanadhah. The correspondence is between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at 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 Bahrain, Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm, the ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Shakhbūṭ bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān, the ruler of Abu Dhabi, and representatives of Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Ltd.
The correspondence comprises of the claims (and counter claims) of the two rulers to the territory of Khor Ghanadhah set out in detail, at the request of the British. Reference is made to various incidents of conflict that took place in the disputed area, with numerous witness statements included. Near the back of the file (folios 70-71) are the summarised claims of each ruler with comments and points allocated to each by the Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
Included in the file is correspondence from Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited reporting their intentions to carry out geological surveying in the area and expressing their desire for clarity on boundary issues.
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- 1 file (86 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 88; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-78; 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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- IOR/R/15/4/16
- Title
- 'File 0216 Dispute over Khur Ghanadhah'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:14v, 17r:19v, 21v:25v, 27r:32v, 35r:36v, 38r:43v, 46r:50v, 52r:54v, 56r:62v, 65r:65v, 67r:78v, 80r:84v, 87r:87v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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