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Coll 30/1 'Tamb Island: Question of Lease to Persia, Persian Govt's Claim to Tamb' [33r] (70/882)
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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This case is, I think, quite different from that
of Bahrain. The relevant facts, as I understand them, are
as follows.
2. An Arab family known as the Jowasimi Sheikhs
established themselves as rulers of a portion of the Trucial
Coast in the early 18th century with their headquarters at
Ras-al-Khaimah. I will assume that the islands of Tamb,
Abu-Musa and Sirri were at this early date part of their
dominions, though this is not quite clear. At about 1750
and up to about 1767 a member of this family established
himself at Lingah and from there ruled a portion of the
Persian mainland. He also ruled over the three islands of
Tamb, Abu-Musa and Sirri. Further, he ruled as deputy for
the principal Sheikh of the family at Ras-al-Khaimah and/or
as representative of his whole family. I assume, since there
is nothing to indicate the contrary, that his position as
ruler of the three islands on the one hand and of a portion
I of the Persian mainland on the other was at that time the
same, i.e. he ruled as a member of the Jowasimi family, etc.
3. At about 1767 the Jcwasimi Sheikhs were driven away
from lingah and the Persians established themselves there,
and this state of affairs continued till about 1779* I have
no information as to whether during this period the three
islands were ruled by the Persians or by the Jowasimi
Sheikhs from the other side of the Gulf.
4. At about 1780 a member of the Jowasimi family again
established himself at Lingah and ruled a portion of the
mainland and the three islands. Again I presume that both as
regards/
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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:
- Two copies of a memorandum by Mr Lascelles entitled 'Persian Claim to Tamb and Abu Musa (folios 26-32 and 141-145).
- A 'Note on the Arab Custom of Holding Property "In Common"' written by Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, 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. in Kuwait (folios 40-44).
- An 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. report entitled 'Status of the Islands of Tamb, Little Tamb, Abu Musa and Sirri' (folios 347-350).
- A memorandum entitled 'Suggestion that the Island of Tamb Might be Leased to Persia (folios 419-422).
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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- Coll 30/1 'Tamb Island: Question of Lease to Persia, Persian Govt's Claim to Tamb'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:305v, 307r:337v, 339r:438v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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