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'File 0223 Ras Al Khaimah Affairs' [27r] (53/284)
The record is made up of 1 file (140 folios). It was created in 18 May 1937-3 Dec 1949. 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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C903.0223
bharjah
political, Bahrain
3rd t>«ptember
46
Bubj- Ras al iUiaiiiiah Troubles
correspondence ending with my telegram .mo *902 dated 3rd
September 1946 on the above subject.
2. I beg to- report that in the morning of the 31st August 1
received information that trouble had broken out the previous day
between shaikh sultan bin salim, Kuler of has al Kliaim&h, on the
one side and his brother shaikh Muhammad bin salim and nephews
shaikhs humaid, kayid, seqr, salim, Abdullah and ttamad on the other
side. Mext day 1 obtained further details which are as followsi-
Having received reports that his nephews have plotted against
him, the shaikh of Has al khaimah suddenly manned his fort, held
strategic points in the town, erected sand bag barricades and postoc
a garrison in command of his second son seer in Mua 1 ireedh villcige
situated on the other side of the creek and stopped all traffic to
and from the town and village. His brother, nephews and about 8o
of the inhabitants were in the gardens, about 3 miles away, where
they usually live in summer. On 30th August, when two of his
nephews shaikhs salim and Abdullah tried to go t© kua’ireedh villag<
they were fired on by the shaikh*6 garrison and h&d to return to
the gardens, shots then continued to be fired from the town and
village but no one was hit. It was soon announced that the shaikh 1 1
action was directed against his brother and nephews whom he does
not want to come to Has al khaimah. Immediately on hearing the
news, the Shaikh of sharjah sent his brother shaikh Mifemmad bin
saqr to Ras al khaimah to mediate on his begalf. He met both
parties and then sent a message to his brother inviting him to
come in person to Has al Khaimah and try to settle the dispute.
He accordingly left for has al Khaimah today.
Two of the shaikh of Ras al Mhaimah»s nephews kayid and saqr
came to see me on the 1st of September and handed over to me a
letter from their father and a petition signed by 30 of Has al
khaimah*s residents, enclosed in original with translation.
3. It is rumoured that the shaikh of Ras al khaimah had stated
that he had proof that a jklot had been organised against him by
his nephews ana that he would prefer to abdicate rather than allow
them/-
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The file contains correspondence relating to the affairs of Ra's al-Khaymah. The correspondence is mostly 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, the Shaikh of Ra's al-Khaymah (Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī, later Saqr bin Muḥammad Āl Qasimī) and his brother (Muḥammad bin Sālim Āl Qasimī), and the Foreign Office.
The papers cover numerous matters, including:
- the limits of the Shaikh's territory;
- the restoration of the British government's support to Ra's al-Khaymah (it had been withdrawn following Shaikh Sultan's lack of cooperation over a concession agreement with Petroleum Concessions Limited in 1938);
- Shaikh Sultan's claim over Tamb Island and the British government's desire for his flag to be permanently flown there;
- the 1946 conflict and subsequent stand-off between Shaikh Sultan and his brother, Muḥammad bin Sālim, which eventually resulted in the coup carried out by Muḥammad's son, Saqr, in early 1948;
- the recognition by the British of Saqr bin Muḥammad Āl Qasimī as the Shaikh of Ra's al-Khaymah;
- a complaint by Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Sulaiman, Shaikh of Bakha, of aggression by the people of Sha'am.
Folio 121 is a genealogical chart of the Jowasim [ Qawāsim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] lineage.
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- 1 file (140 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 142; 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 2-141; 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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- 'File 0223 Ras Al Khaimah Affairs'
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- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:30v, 33r:34v, 37r:40v, 42r:42v, 44r:47v, 49r:49v, 51r:54v, 56r:58v, 60r:69v, 71r:71v, 73r:76v, 82r:95v, 97r:99v, 101r:108v, 111r:128v, 130r:132v, 134r:140v, back-i, back
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