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'File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary' [188r] (375/408)
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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(iii) On the 28th October Shaikh Khalifah bin
Sal 1 d* second son of the Ruler of Dubai, arrived at Dubai
from Bahrain on his way back from pilgrimage. King Ibn
Saud presented him with one saloon car which he brought
with him to Dubai.
(iy) On the 31st October Shaikh Muhammad bin Khalifah,
cousin of the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, arrived at Shar^ah/from
Buraimi and left for Bahrain by air on the 3rd November
for medical treatment.
(v) On the 31st October Sayid Ibrahim bin Saud
Wali of Khasab arrived at Sharjah and left for Dubai on the
1st November for medical treatment.
(vi) On the 5th November Shaikh Saqr bin Sultan,
Chief of the Nai'm tribe of Buraimi, accompanied by Shaikh
Ahmad as-Salf, Chief of the Khawatir sub-section of the
N&i’m, arrived at Dubai and remained as guests of the Shaikh
of Dubai. Shaikh Saqr called on the Political Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
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 at Sharjah and was
entertained to lunch by Mr. Henderson, Representative of
Messrs. 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 in
his house in Dubai. Shaikhs Rashid bin Sai f d, Juma , h bin
Maktum, Hashur bin Maktum, the Political Officer, Trucial
Coast 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 were also ivited.
149. Anti-Locust.
(i) On the 29th October Mr. P.M. Lee Oldfield of
Desert Locust Survey left for Bahrain by air and returned
to Sharjah on th4 2nd Noveiiber.
150. Local Affairs.
(i) During the period under report there was a
fracas between some fishermen of Sha f am (under Ras al Khaimah)
and Bakha over the catch of fish. The Shaikh of B 'kha
v/as excited, went to the village of al Qir lying on the
north-eastern side of Sha*am and started firing from his
house there and from the mountains on Sha f am but no harm
was done. The matter was quickly settled.
(ii) It is reported that some stolen cloth was
recovered at Bombay from the Shaikh of Sharjah’s wife who still
lives in Bombay and ships goods from there to Sharjah for
sale.
451.,, Weather Report.
Maximum
temperature......
on
29-10-49
Minimum
temperature.•••.•
on
27-10-49
Average
humidity
at
0900 hrs
Average
humidity
at
0300 hrs
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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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence