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'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary' [2r] (3/408)
The record is made up of 1 file (202 folios). It was created in 24 Dec 1946-8 Feb 1950. 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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Trucial COcax. JNevvS Kepoi't* ^o«i ol 1947 loi* "the
perioG Ironi "the 24th of December 1946 to the bth of January
1x47%
1* h«Q»A»p >
hurin^, the period uncer report C Westbound and
S hefctbouna paasea through#
2 # bhiuL-ink. s
(i) On the 26th lecember S#b# ,, Bara^la ,, arrived at
Sharjah from kuscat. ^he discharged 3685 packages, left'^v.
Lula i on the 27th, where she discharged 2079 packages and
sailed for Bahrain on the 28th.
(ii) On the 29th S.S. "Samyork" arrived at Sharjah,
and ; having discharged 64 packages, left the seme day.
(iii) On the 5th January S#S. ,, Bsrpeta ,, arrived at
Dubfi from Bahrain. She discharged 22505 packages and
left for Sharjah on the Bth.
3, _. kovemcnfs of Government Officials:
^ On the 2nd of January 1947 Captain h.L.H. Hance,
Assistant
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, arrived in Sharjah by
air. He called on the Shaikh of Sharjah tlie stme day. On
the 4th he called on the Shaikh of Ajman and the Regent of
Kalba. He called on the Shaikh oi hubai on the 5th ana
leit for Bahrain by B.G»A.C. aircraft on the same cay.
4 . Br i tish Interests !
() On the loth kr• E. Innes Pocock of the Golden
Valley Ochre and Oxide (Colours) Company Bto. arrived in
Shcirjah fi*om Abu Musa, accompanied by his family, and
left for Bahrain by air on the 26th. He returned from
Bahrain on the 2na of January eno left for Abu Musa on the
otii«
(ii) On the 5th of January Mr. B.H. Lermitte of
Petroleum Development (Trucisl Coast) Ltd. arrived in
Sharjah.
h^koyemen ts of
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Shaikhs s
, 0n hhe 1st of January, 1947, Shaikh Khalid bin
Ahmad, Regent of kaibs, retui-nec to Hira from Kalba.
On the 4th of January, 1947, all the Iraqi Arab
Levies were withdrawn to Sha # ibah, having, been replaced bv
8 B.0*Rs. ana 1 H.C.O. ^
7^.Local Affairs }
(i) Ihe Shaikh ox Jazii*at-al^Hcmrah has been
ne^otiatii% with the shaikh oi Ras al Khaimsh through a
Dubai merchant named Ali bin Abdullah bin Qvais for 8 share
of any income arising from oil which may be found in his
territory, ho agreement has yet been retched.
(ii) At about midnight on the 2nd January, 1947, a
party estimated to be about 100 strong and believed to be of
the Manasir ana Av,amir tribes attacked Jumairah village in
Dubai territory, killed two Batini gardeners anc wounded
a/
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The file contains confidential news reports from the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . The reports were prepared by the Political Officer (in winter) or 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 (in summer) and sent to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain. Each report covers a range of matters and is organised in short sections under a sub-heading. The latest news relating to the following is included:
- civil aviation;
- shipping;
- US and Royal Navies;
- movement of British officials and Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs;
- Royal Air Force;
- local affairs;
- anti-locust operations;
- red oxide extraction at Abu Musa and Sir Bu Nai'r Islands;
- weather.
The file also contains some correspondence between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain relating to Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. affairs.
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- 1 file (202 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 204; 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 2-191; 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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- IOR/R/15/4/15
- Title
- 'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:53v, 54v:203v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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