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'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary' [113r] (225/408)
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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CONFIDENTIAL:
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
News Report No, 15 for the period from
the 9th to the 23rd August, 1948.
104, B.0.A,C.
(i) Nil.
(ii) During the period under report French sky-
masters continued to land at Sharjah on their eastbound and
westbound flights,
(iii) On the 21st a French aircraft met with an
accident at Sharjah but none of its passengers and crew were
hurt. The aircraft hit the drums on the edge of the airfield,
slipped and landed on the sand on the other side of the Sharjah-
Dubai road. Its wheels and propellors were damaged. It was
removed and kept in front of the B.O.A.C* Fort. It appears
that there is no hope of it being repaired.
105. SHIPPING.
(i) On the 17th s.s. Bamora arrived at Dubai
from Bahrain, discharged 5411 packages, left for Sharjah on
the 18th and, after discharging 1929 packages, left for
Muscat the same day.
(ii) On the 20th s.s. Barjora arrived at Sharjah
from Bandar Abbas, discharged 238 packages, left for Dubai
and, after discharging 5539 packages, left for Bahrain on the 21je
106. MOVEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
On the 10th Mr. C.J. Felly, O.B.E., Political
Agent, Bahrain, arrived at Sharjah by H.M.S. WREN. He returned
to Bahrain by air on the 12th.
107. MOVEMENTS OF TRUCIAL SHAIKHS.
(i) On the 14th Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, Ruler of
Sharjah, called on Shaikh Sa^d bin Maktum at Dubai and returned
to Sharjah the same day. On the 16th he visited the Shaikh of
Ajman and returned to Sharjah the same day. On the 17th he
left for Ras al Khaimah on a visit to his family.
(ii) On the 20th Shaikh Sai*d bin Maktum, Ruler
of Dubai, invited Messrs. P.W.W Coultard, the Station Superinten
dent, B.O.A.C., Sharjah, F.T.J. Parr, Senior Representative,
International Aeradio Limited, Sharjah, and M.P. Stott, the
Manager, Imperial Bank of Iran, Dubai, in his gardens at Ras al
Khaimah. They returned to Sharjah on the 21st. None of these
gentlemen obtained 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*s permission.
108. HIS MAJESTY 1 S NAVY.
On the 10th H.M.S. WREN arrived at Sharjah and
left the same day.
109. LOCAL AFFAIRS.
(i) Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi,
married a young bedouin girl (stated to be 12 years old) from
the Abal Khail tribe.
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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)
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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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- 'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary'
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- 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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