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'File 0216 Dispute over Khur Ghanadhah' [24r] (47/176)
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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Translation of lett-r dated the £lst of Rabi T, 1365 (£4.2.46)
from the Ruler of Dubai to the Political Officer, Trucial Coasti-^/
Sharjah.
After Compliments,
T write to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
No.222 dated the 23rd of February 1946 corresponding to the
20th of Rabi I, 1365 regarding the meeting which I and the Ruler
of Abu Dhabi had in 1937 with a vew to reaching a settlement on
the auestion of the boundary between our respective territories.
The meeting which T had at that time with the Ruler of Abu Dhabi
was not one in which matters and questions could be settled
since after we had paid short session, during which we did
not deal with any question, he (the Ruler of Abu Dhabi) left
me and did not return again. T ~nifced for him for fairly long time
in order to discuss with him the question of the boundary, and
following is an account of what had taken place
(a) The late Shaikh Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hilal was the
person - ho mediated between me and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi. He
suggested to fix the boundary from the west end of Ras Hisyan
running south towards dhafat-ash-Shu f ib up to Ansuriyah; leaving
all the area on the west of this line within Abu Dhabi territory.
I agreed with him on this and he left me and went to talk over
the matter with Shaikh Shakhbut,(the Ruler of Abu Dhabi ) and
his brothers. They held a conference but kept quite for a long
time. As T became Impatient for this undue delay, I informed
them accordingly but they requested me to wait further. Then
they gave me a letter the contents of which I did not know.
Thereafter I left and when I opened the letter, I found that the
terras agreed on with Shaikh Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hilal had
been turned down. I disapproved this and wrote a letter to
Shaikh Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hilal informing him that I
repudiated the settlement contained in his (Ruler of Abu Dhabi’s)
letter, which I had enclosed it therewith* The actuall agreement
was, therefore, not concluded.
(b) Bandar Hisyan lies west of Jabal Ali and east of
Khor (ihanadhah.
(c) G-hafat-ar-Ramaq is situated east of Bandar Hisyan and
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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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