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Coll 30/1 'Tamb Island: Question of Lease to Persia, Persian Govt's Claim to Tamb' [‎27r] (58/882)

The record is made up of 1 file (437 folios). It was created in 9 May 1930-15 Dec 1935. It was written in English and French. 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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4. As regards (£) our contention is that this is a
complete misconstruction of the facts, which are as follows:
5. Since the early part of the 18th century, and
possibly earlier still, an Arab family or small clan known
as the Qawazim or Jowasimi x have ruled over a large part of
what is now commonly called the Trucial Goast. The heads of
the clan resided indifferently at both Sharjah and Ras-ul-
Khaimah and were described indifferently as "Sheikh of
Sharjah" or "Sheikh of Ras-ul-Khaimah". Before 18S0 Ras-
ul-Khaimah was probably the main residence, but after that
Sharjah became more important, Ras-ul-Ehaimah being generally
governed by one of the Sheikh 1 s relatives. This arrangement
continued until 1869, when Sheikh Humaid bin Abdullah, the
Governor of Ras-ul-Khaimah, made himself independent of
Sharjah, and continued so until his death in 1900. After his
death Sharjah and Ras-ul-Khaimah were re-united under Sheikh
Saqar bin Khalid, who appointed his son Khalid bin Saqar as
governor of Ras-ul-Khaimah. This son died in 1908 and Sheikh
Saqar bin Khalid then appointed his uncle Salim bin Sultan as
governor. The uncle soon claimed to be independent, but was
never recognised as independent by the Government of India.
He died in 1919 and was succeeded as governor and soi-disant
Sheikh of Ras-ul-Khaimah by his son Sultan bin Salim, who was
recognised as Ruler by the Government of India in 19S1, and
is still ruling. Since Sharjah and Ras-ul-Khaimah have been
ruled/
Their subjects and tributaries are also generally called
Jowasimi but the name really applies to the ruling family
only

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This file contains correspondence related to the disputed ownership of the Tamb (also written as Tanb and Tund) [Greater and Lesser Tumb] islands between Ras al-Khaimah and the Government of Persia. The islands of Abu Musa and Henjam and their status are also mentioned intermittently throughout the file.

The file is largely composed of internal correspondence between British officials at the Foreign Office, 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. , Royal Navy (including the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ) and the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

In addition to this, the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence between British officials and the Government of Persia, some of which is in French.

In addition to correspondence, the file also 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 (437 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 for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 439; 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 present between ff 4-436 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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Coll 30/1 'Tamb Island: Question of Lease to Persia, Persian Govt's Claim to Tamb' [‎27r] (58/882), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3709, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100053685336.0x00003b> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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