Coll 30/105(1) 'Trucial Coast. Dubai Affairs: Hostilities between Sheiks of Dubai and Abu-Dhabi in respect of Ghanadhah (abu-Dhabi-Dubai Camel Dispute) [‎16r] (31/62)

Content

The file concerns a territorial dispute between the rulers of Dubai (also referred to as Dibai) and Abu Dhabi over an area around Khor Ghanadah (approximately forty miles south of Dubai, on the coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ).

The dispute involved the threatened use of armed force, and included an incident in which about one hundred camels were looted by Dubai subjects from Abu Dhabi territory.

The papers include correspondence from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and extracts from intelligence reports issued by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain. The papers record the progress of the dispute, and the intervention of British officials. The dispute was eventually settled and the camels returned.

There is a sketch map of the disputed area on folio 28.

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.

Extent and format

1 file (29 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 31; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English in Latin script

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