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'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary' [16r] (31/408)
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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so, myrnmyrs of thuoial coas^ shaikhs.
(i) Reference paragraph 4S(ii) of Nows Report
No. 6 of 1947.
On the 150th March the Shaikh of Has al Khairaah
returned to Has al Khainah and then came hack to Dubai on
the 4th April.
51. LOOM- AJTAIRS.
(i^ Negotiations are going on between the Shaikh
of Ras al Khaimah and some Dubai merchants for a monopoly to
bore artesian wells in Ras al Khaimah territory. The
merchants wish to be allowed to make a profit of 50$ on the
cost of boring. A draft agreement to this effect has been
drawn up and presented to the Shai'dti of Ras al Khaimah who
has postponed signing it until he has had time to consult
his brother.
(ii) On the 6th April, the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah
sent word to the Shaikh of Fujairah, who had arrived in Dubai
the previous dey on some privete business, saying that he
wished to meet him. The Shaikh of Fujairah excused himself
on the plea that he had no suitable place in Dubai in which
to receive him. ^hen the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah insisted
that he wished to see him, the Shaikh of Fujairah replied
more bluntly that he did not wish to meet him at all. Nhen
asked by the
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 if there was any particular
reason for his refusal to meat the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah,
the Shaikh of Fujairah replied that he knew perfectly well
that the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah had no real business to
talk about and that his only object was to flatter him and
to try to deceive him as his cousin the Shaikh of Sharjah
had done.
(iii) Reference para.45(iv)of News Report No.6 of 1947
nn the 7th April, the Shaikh of Sharjah,
accompanied by his Secretary and about 10 followers visited
the/-
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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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- Open Government Licence