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'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary' [52r] (103/408)
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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On the 2?;nd, Dr* Van Mook, Governor-Genex'al,
Dutch East Indies, passed through Sharjah on his way to Batavia.
• 1 28. VOVETEiTS OF
TRUCIAL COAST
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
PilAIKHS.
(i) Reference pai^a. 111(i) of News Report No* 16
of 19^7.
On the 9th, Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, Ruler of
Sharjah, returned to Sharjah from Ras al Khaimah.
(ii) On the 11th, Shaikh Sultan bin Salim, Ruler of
Ras al Khaimah, arrived at Dubai. On the 16th he came to Sharjai
visited the Shaikh of Sharjah and 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. He
returned to Dubai the sarre day. On the 13th, he left for Ras
al Khaim; h.
(iii) Reference para. 84 (iii) of News Report No. 12
of 1947.
On the 21st, Shaikh Rashid bin Hamad, Chief of the
Al Bushamis of hamasab, Buraimi, left Sharjah for Buraimi.
129. ABU MUSA.
On the 23rd, Mr, E.Innes Pocock of Messrs. Golden
Valley Ochre and Oxide Limited arrived at Abu Musa from England
with his family by S.S. Avirst&r. He expects to commence
operations on the Island after three weeks when the weather
gets cold.
130. LOCAL AFFAIRS .
Keference para. 120 (.iii) of News Report No. 17
of 1947.
Abduction of persons into slavery from Dubai
continued during the periodunder report with unabating vigour.
The cnief culprits are the Shaikh of Dubai’s servants and
members of the Beni Qitab tribe. 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 repeatedly
drew the attention of the Sheikh of Dubai to this unsatisfactory
state of affairs explaining that unless immediate and effective
measures are taken to put a total suop to this practice, the
result will be very bad for tim. The Shaikh of Dubai has
consequently arranged for two of his nephews to patrol Dubai
town during the nights and hes compelled Khalifah bin Majid to
make himself scarce.
131* WRATHER REPORT
0
Highest maximum
108
w
0 “
on
15.9.47
Lowest minimum
75
on
17.9.47
Highest humidity
86
%
on
16.9.47
Average
63
%
at
1200 GMT
65
%
at
0400 GMT
Rainfall
Nil
•
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, Sharjah
About this item
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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