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'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary' [59r] (117/408)
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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received a rifle and a suitable cash present from the former#
(ii) The roof of the second floor of Burj Nahar, one
of the main tovters on Dairah side (Dubai), collapsed causing
injuries to seven of the guards who were sitting on it. They
were removed to the Dutai Dispensary for treatment# The collapse
is stated to be due to the chandals being worn out.
(iii) Owing to the unceasing incursions and robberies
on the Batinah Coast by various triuesmen and especially the Beni
Ka’ab, the Shaikh of Has al Khaimah has recently blocked certain
ways and entrances in
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
el c^ur through which they .normally pasi
vith concrete blocks and barbed wire fences, he has also erected
a wooden barrier at Huw&ilat village in V.adi el c-aur where he
already maintains a small garrison to check robbers from carrying
out their incursions on ehe Baeinah. It is reported that at
nights the road is closed to camel traffic but motor cars are
allowed to pass freely. He has also built a shop for the sale of
foodstuffs, petrol, kerosne oil etc to passengers going to and
fro and set up a coffee shop for the convenience of passengers#
(iv) On the 17th Shaikh Muhammad hoor bin Saif, Imam
of the Juma’ Mosque of Dubai, in the course of his Friday sermon
urged che people to afford financial aid 1,0 the distressed Arabs \
\
of Palestine. He also mentioned Pakistan and prayed God to bless
this new Muslim Government.
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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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence