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Coll 30/15 'Anthems and Flags of Various States. Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], Muscat, Asir, Yemen, Qatar, Trucial, Oman' [‎21r] (41/261)

The record is made up of 1 file (129 folios). It was created in 26 Jun 1917-7 Apr 1941. 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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signatories to the Treaty, viz., Bahrain, Ahu Bhahi,
Dihai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm-al-Qaiwain and Ras-al-
Khaimah. in practice it is now, and has for many
years 'been, flown only hy the Rulers of Sharjah and
Ras-al-Khaimah, and is now regarded exclusively as
the tribal flag of the Jowasimi family.
4. 1 see no objection to this. Admiralty proposal
provided their s econd point, with which I am about
to deal, and on which it is dependent, is accepted
according to my recommendation.
5. This proposal is that an oblong flag, the
length being approximately three times the breadth,
about five-sixths of the flag being red and the
remaining sixth ithat nearest the mast} white, should
be included in "JTlags of All Nations 6 7 * * * 11 under the title
of " Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Rlag No. 1 (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Debai,
Qatar and limm-al-Qaiwain}.The Admiralty say that
this flag is flown by all the Trucial Sheikhs other
than Sharjah and Ras-al-Khaimah.
6. This flag is in fact flown only by the Rulers
of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Debai and limm-al-Qaiwain. It
is not flown by Qatar which has its own separate flag,
vide "Hags of All Nations**, Plate 118 A, and corres
pondence ending with my Express Letter No. 1228/14/
132.H dated the 26th May 1934.
7. These four Rulers should strictly speaking fly
the Treaty Hag, but they have not done so for many
years, and could hardly be induced to do so now, as
the Treaty Hag has come to be regarded as the tribal
flag of the Jowasimi family, as explained in paragraph
3 above. ISee correspondence ending with my prede
cessor’s letter No. 1143 dated the 4th June 1932).

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This file contains correspondence between British officials related to the national anthems and official flags of a number of different states and their rulers. Specifically, the correspondence relates to the national anthem of Bahrain, the personal standard of the Ruler of Kuwait, the flag of Muscat, the flag of Qatar and the flags of the various states of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .

In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (129 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 130; 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.

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Coll 30/15 'Anthems and Flags of Various States. Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], Muscat, Asir, Yemen, Qatar, Trucial, Oman' [‎21r] (41/261), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3725, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100042699662.0x00002c> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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