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'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary' [82r] (163/408)
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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Sharjah on the 12th.
(ii) On the 23rd Mr. C.J. Pelly, O.B.E., Political
Agent, Bahrain, arrived at Sharjah in the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
launch and
left for Abu Dhabi the same day. He was accompanied by
Political Officer, Trucial Coaet.
21. Hovements of Trucial Coc st Shaikhs.
(i) On the 17th the Shaikh of Fujairah left Ajm&n
for Fujairah.
(ii) On the 17th Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad, Regent of
Kalba, left Hira for Kalba.
22. Locsa,! Affairs.
(i) On the 9th Shaikh Saqr bin Muhammad bin Salim,
third nephew of Shaikh Sultan bin Salim, Ruler of Ras al
Khaimah, seized the town of Ras al Khaimah with the ccnBent
of the inhabitants and the help of the Khawatir tribe. He
sent the three sons of Shaikh Sultan bin Salim and their
families to Sharjah. Sultan bin. Sa"im was at the time in
Dubai and appealed to the Shaikhs of Sharjah, Dubai, and
Ajman for aid, but he did not succeed in securihg any. There
was no bloodshed and there is peace and order in Ras al
Khaimah. After the coup d’etat Sultan bin Salim sent his
two younger sons to occupy Manai, an area which produces a
revenue of some Rs. 15,000/-/«- a year. The Political Officerj,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, visited Ras al Khaimah on the 15th and .saw
Shaikh Sultan bin Salim in Sharjah on the 18th.
(ii) On the 23rd there was a good fall of rain in
Sharjah and Dubai and other parts of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
(iii) The price of dates jWhich constitute^ the
principal food of the major part of the population of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
^has recently gone up from Rs. 11/-/- a basket
to Rs. 15/-/-. This is due to a rise in prices in Basrah.
\ \
It is also reported that the export of dates from Qatif has
been banned and that the price of dates there has hfisaa
doubled. Emigration from the Truci 1 Coast to the
neighbouring Arab countries continues.
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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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- 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