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'File 0216 Dispute over Khur Ghanadhah' [31r] (61/176)
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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* The ^uler oi‘ Abu uh&bi
i^fter uompllmenus,
I unaerstena th&t irx 19b? ti*e sha ikh of uuba i caDie to 4 %bu
jjbabi for the purpose of reaching & settlea.ent of tfie boundary
problem between the two sheikhdoms end that oheikh Ahmsd bin
kuhaitanea tin nilel sctea as mediator, i further unoerstand thet
shaikh nljteu bin ^.uhemmaa tin hilel suggested that the boundary
should run on a line south from bander nisyen ana that both you
ana the shaikh of uubei were prepared to agree to this, ihe
Shaikh of uubai then received a letter from you which he opened
after his departure from Abu uhati. rrom the contents he found
that you had described the boundary as running from banner nisyan
to dhefat-er-Kamaq eno thence east. The shaikh of j^ubai, however
\t&s not prepared to accept this oemarkation ee it did not agree
with the previously suggested boundary i.e. from bandar hisyan
south. i\o ectuai agreement was therefore reacheq and the
situation remained as it was.
m this connection vtill you kindly supply the following
inf o motions-
a; Is my brief account of what transpired correct*!' Tlease
^ive a detailed account of .what transpired at the time of
the ohaikh of bubai*s visit to Abu uhabi.
b; bio you agree with the suggestion that the boundary should
run on a line south from candar nisyanv H so, how iar
south was it proposed that the boundary should extendv
c) If you were prepared to accept the boundary as running
south from bandar bisyan, why aid you, in your letter to
the shaikh of juubai, describe it as running from banoar
nisyan to ohafat-ar-Kamaq ano thence east?
d) where exactly (^ivin^ direction ana sitances from jabal Ali
end nhor ohanaohah; is bandar nisyan?
e) where exactly (giving direction ana distances from uabal Ali
and khor bhanaohah; is Ghafat-ar-Kamaq?
f ) After the shaikh of bubal*s departure from Abu uhebi, what
further action, if any, dio you take in the mattery
usual snding.
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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.
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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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