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'File 0216 Dispute over Khur Ghanadhah' [‎82r] (163/176)

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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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CONFIDENTIAL.
Copy of derni. off icial letter No. 1040-3, dated the 30th
May, 1947, from the political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to
E.P. Donaldson, Esq., C.M.G., 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. , London.
Please refer to 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. endorsement no. Ext.
1060/47, dated the 14th May, 19*17.
3. I enclose a copy of a letter received by the
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, from the Manager, 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, from which it will
be seen that it is desirable to take immediate steps for
the definition of the boundary between Abu Dhabi md Dubai.
There will be some difficulty about this owing ^o che
shortage of officers as nearly all the officers serving in
uhe Gulf have to get home this hot weather for interviews
and leave. However, T hope it may be possible to send
Jackson back to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. for a few *eeks some time
before the hot weather ends to settle the matter if possible.
3. I enclose an extract from a letter from pelly on the
subject of boundai/T)es on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . I fully agree
with him that the time has come when we ought to have a
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. on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and that the political
Agent, Bahrain, cannot properly discharge his present res
ponsibilities there especially when for several months in
the year there is no British political officer on the Frucial
Coast and he has to rely on the Arab 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. I hope
to discuss this matter with you when I come home.
4 . I also thinx before very long we shall have to estab
lish some kind of Government force similar to the Aden
protectorate Levies on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . UP to the present
control from the sea through His Majesty's sloops in the Gulf
has been adequate but with oil development in the offing we
must have some force available on land to keep the peace
between the petty local Shaikhs who are constantly warring
not only with each other but with their own relatives and the
more or less independent tribes of the interior.

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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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