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'File 0223 Ras Al Khaimah Affairs' [38r] (75/284)
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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1>7
Sharjah
C950.0223 September 1946.
PaliLical, Bahrain
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correspondence enciin^ w ith my telegram ho .948 Gated,
the 10th September 1946.
2. As soon as the Shaikh of Sharjah arrived at has al khaimah en
the 3rd of September he and the Regent of halba who happened to be
there when the trouble broke out made all efforts to effect a
peaceful settlement of the aiepute but have eventually failed.
The Shaikh ef Sharjah then sent his brother Shaikh kuhammad bin
SaQr to approach the Shaikhs oi Um—al—Qaiwain ano. A w man ^no. ask
them t© be kind enough uo mediate* ihe icimer expresses his ^ I
inability to de so but the latter agreed aiid went te has al Ipiaima
witli Shaikh Mohammad bin Saqr ©n the 7th September. The Shaikh
of Sharjah had. arranged that both sio.es shoiild refrain from any
hostile action as lon^, as the negotiations were in progress.
3. On the 10th September Shaikh Muhammad bin sslim, accompanied
by his eldest s^n Rumaidj came to see me at shariah and tolu me
that there remained no hope for the settlement of the dispute
through the mediation ef the Shaikhs as his brother shaikh ^uiLan
bin selim had proved difficult ana still insisted on his and his
sons* removal from i^as al khaimah without any reason* He aaded
that if his brother persisted in his attitude> Hostilities would
surely commence. He has, however, made ne request for our help
er intervention, his object ef visiting me was ebvieusly te sh®w
that he was in no way the cause of the trouble so that he should
net incur Goverrm nt*s displeasure. He handed ever te me a lettei
a copy ef which is enclosed with translation.
4. The Shaikh el Sharjah who is still at i\fts al Khaimah sent a
message to his son Saqr saying that there was n# hepe fer a
peaceful settlement as Shaikh Sultan bin Salim still insisted en
his demand that his brother and nepheve should leave Has al Khaim*
snd live elsewhere, basing his demand on n© strong grounds and
that it was very difficult for his brother and nephews with a
large family to leave their home and be a burden on ©there. He
instructed his son t© let me knew the present situation anc. that
it would ©nly be through Governments intervention that bloodshed-
would be averted. _ .
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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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- Title
- '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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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