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'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary' [124r] (247/408)
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, 20 for the period
from the 24th October to the 8 th November, 1948.
137. B.O.A.C.
(i) Nil.
(ii) On thb 2nd November three Jet 'planes for
tfe* delivery to the Government of India arrived at Sharjah
and left for India next morning. The Shaikhs of Sharjah
and Ajman went to the aerodrome to see them.
138. SHIPPING.
{ i) On the 24th s.s. Barjora arrived at Sharjah
from Dubai, discharged 1132 packages and left for Bandar
Abbas the same day.
(ii) On the 27th s.s. Bamora arrived at Sharjah,
discharged 7 packages, left for Dubai and, having discharged
105 packages, left for Bahrain the same day.
139. BRITISH INTERESTS.
(i) Reference para:133 (ii) of News Report No.19 of »4S.
On the 25th October Mr. W. Thesiger left Sharjah
for Abu Dhabi by launch and proceeded from there to Burairai.
(ii) On the 28th October Mr. E.J. Read, Camp Superinten
dent, Petroleum Development (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Limited, arrived
at Sharjah from Bahrain.
(iii) On the 3rd November Captain R.E.R. Bird and Mr.
S.J. Clarke arrived at Sharjah from Bahrain by air. The former,
accompanied by his assistant Mr. E.F. Henderson, left for Muscat
by launch on the 5th. The latter has taken up his appointment
as assistant to Mr. H.M. Jackson and is staying in the Company's
Sharjah house.
140. MOVEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
(i) On the 28th October Mr. Jasim bin Muhammad,
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, left for Bahrain by air on short leave.
Ml. MOVEMENTS OF TRUCIAL SHAIKHS.
(i) Reference para:134 (iii) of News Report No.19 of *48.
0 n the 5th November Shaikh Said bin Maktum, 0,B.E.,
Ruler of Dubai, returned to Dubai from Bahrain by his launch.
On the way he passed through Qatar and visited Shaikh Abdullah
bin Qasim, Ruler of Qatar.
(ii) On the 6 th November Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid, Ruler
of Ajraan, arrived at Sharjah at the invitation of the Shaikh of
Sharjah who gave a lunch party in his honour.
^ Durin g the period under report, Salim bin Hamad
bin Rakkadh, a chief of the Awamir tribe who lives in Saudi
Arabia and owes allegiance to Ibn Saud, visited Sharjah, Dubai 4 i
Ajman and Umm al Qaiwain. This is his first visit to the Trucial
Coast after an absence of nearly five years in Saudi Arabia.
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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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