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'File 0216 Dispute over Khur Ghanadhah' [‎52r] (103/176)

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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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i,&t.ea 4th k&rch 1946
TO,
The Ktler of Abu uhebi
A^ter uomplimente,
rhank you lor your esteemec lettei* oatea 29th hati i, 1665
which .v^as in reply to my letter i\o.l79 bateb the 12th of February
1946 correfcponcifcne to the luth of Rabi i, 1365 on the subject of nhor
Ghanadheh.
2. The shaikh-of uubei claintfe that khor crhanaai.ah has been a
Dubai possession since the tiirie Al-kaktum becairie rulers of tutai and
that no one claiiriea possession before them, in support ol his claim,
he has referred lo the following incioentsi-
a) About 5o years ago, when shaikh Kashid bin icaKtuni was Ruler
of uubai and shaikh ^ayid bin k^liiah was Ruler of Abu u-habi a
"batteel" belon^ir% to one 'uvvaid, a subject ol shaikh numaic bin
Abdullah al-^asimi, Ruler of Has al nhaimah* was plundered at nhor
G h anadfiah • * Uvvsid complainea to the Resiaency A^ent ^Abul-^asim al-
nanguni; who addressed the Ruler of Abu uihabi on the subject, the
lattei* however declined to accept any responsibility in ehe matter
on the grounds that, as khor Ghana ah ah vas in but a i territory, it
was the concern of the Ruler of subai. shaikh humaia tin Abdullah,
Ruler of HoS al khaimah then represented the matter to the Ruler of
bubai ^shaikh Rashid bin jwaktum; who recoveiea what he could of Uxe
looted property and paid compensation to the owner.
b; About 19 years ago a boat telon^in^ to some sahrain subjects
sanK near jarf which lies on the eastern tan^ of nhor uhaned.ah. xhe
boat contained car^oe belonging to Muhammad bin ^bcul Aziz al-Ajaji,
a suo^ect of nin^ Abul Aziz bin sa'ua, ana others, this car^oe was
*
looted ana muhammad bin Abdul Aziz al-Aj aji complained to the late
shaikh Abdullah tin jeluwi, Amir oi Rasa who claimed against the
shaikh of subai on the loss took p^ace in nubai territory, rhe shaikh
of uubai paid Hs.500C/- at compensation in this case,
c; About 15 years a^o, a diving boat belonging to Abdullah bin
said bin uhalib, a uubai subject, took shelter in nhor Ghana dhah.

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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)
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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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