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'File 0223 Ras Al Khaimah Affairs' [51r] (101/284)
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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0967*0223
Sharjah 18th September 1946*
Pelitical, Bahrain
telegram Ne*956 dated the 14th September 1946.
2. In the evening ef the 13th September Shaikh Sultan bin Salim,
Euler of Has al Khaimah, arrived at Sharjah from Eaa al Khaimah and
came te see me at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
the following day. He brought v/ith
him a number of Has al Khaimah netablee. He stated that he aid net
knew for what reason the Ras al Khaimah foodstuffs vere diverted
to Rams and that it would be difficult for the people of has-al-
Khaimah to go to Rams and get their food rations from there. I
told him that these arrangements were made in order to safeguard
the 1oodstuffs and to ensure that the people will get their rations.
He insisted on our permitting the supplies to go to Has al Khaimah
and stated that he will be responsible for their safe disposal.
I told him I will allow one half of the quantity which I had
withheld after referring the matter to you and obtaining your
oraer*provided he gave me an undertaking accepting responsibility
for any loss or misuse of it. He agreed to do so and gave me the
required undertaking in writing. On the receipt of ycur telegram
No.241 dated the 16th of September 1946, I authorised the issue of
one half of the quantity to Has al Khaimah. The Shaikh of Ras-al-
Khaimah was greatly worried over the matter of the diversion of
foodstuffs and remarked that if the previous arrangements continued
lor some time the people would desert him and/consequently be in a
difficult position.
3. He then talked to me about the present troubles and said that
he took these steps against his nephews for their organising a
plot to overthrow him and also for numorous acts of highhandedness
and oppression of the people. He then showed me a list of brutal
acts alleged to have been committed by his nephews against the
people amongst whom were a number of British subjects. In my
opinion, this list contained a great deal of distorted facts and
untrue accusations as no British subject did ever come to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to complain against his nephews and his object in quoting British
subjects is obviously to make his case strong anc bring us to his
side. He could not produce any proof that his nephews did actually
plot to depose or murder him and simply relied on a story carried
to/-
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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)
- 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 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'
- Pages
- 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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