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'File 39/23 II Negotiations for seabed oil in Bahrain, Trucial Coast and Qatar' [‎64r] (127/138)

The record is made up of 1 file (67 folios). It was created in 8 Jun 1949-5 Dec 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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Secret. ' \ Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Bahrain,
No.C/TC-21. 4th February, 1950.
J
Dear Stobart,
Your letter No.917-1325 of 17th October, 1949,
regarding pearling off the Persian Coast.
2. Lorimer states at page 2241 of Volume I, part II:
n All the banks of the Persian side, with the ex
ception of the banks in the Lingah district which
are public are subject to territorial jurisdiction;
that is partly due, no doubt, to the fact that they
are all near the coast, and in few, if any, cases .. V
more than three miles distant from land.” ; . *
3. . Rogers of the Pastern Department goes on to say that
"the pearling banks referred to in Dredge's letter (which
was a copy of yours first referred to) are s?id to be west
of Lingah and it is not clear whether these are the banks
referred to by Lorimer as "public". In view of Lorimer's
statement, I feel we should ask you whether subjects of
the Arab States claim to pearl on any of the banks on the
Persian side as of right, without the consent of the local
authorities, or whether they accept the position that they
can only pearl there with the licence of the local authoriti
4 1 i know that on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. to get a clear reply
to any question is practically impossible, but should be
grateful if you could do your best to give me the material
to reply to Rogers' query.
Yours sincerely,
P.D. Stobart, Esq.,
Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ,
Sharjah,.

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The file contains correspondence, in English and Arabic, between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah and local rulers regarding their jurisdiction over the seabed adjacent to their coastline, for the purpose of oil drilling offshore.

The correspondents are:

  • Ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī;
  • Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah;
  • Ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain [Umm al-Quwain, UAE], Shaikh Ahmad II bin Rashid Al Mu'alla;
  • the brother of the Ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr Al Qasimi;
  • Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, Sheikh Saqr bin Moḥammad Al Qasimi;
  • Ruler of Ajman, Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi;
  • Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan;
  • Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Āl Maktūm.
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1 file (67 folios)
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 69; 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 incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-68; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil and ink, but are not circled (some are crossed out), and they are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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