Coll 30/5(3) 'Persian Gulf Bahrain Residency Monthly Letter - Summary of Events' [65r] (129/194)
The record is made up of 1 file (95 folios). It was created in 12 Sep 1946-21 Jan 1948. It was written in English. 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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of the mineral is spasmodic and so far as is known there are no
large reserves. Bakhah is the headquarters of Shaikh Muhammad
bin Ahmad of the Shihuh who claims jurisdiction over five or six
villages on this part of the coast. He a; pears to be completely
independent of the Sultan of Muscat and is supplied with rations
from the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. The population is mixed Arab and Persian
and makes its living by trade and sea-fari: g. Although so far as
is known no political .officer has previously visited Bakhah and no
steamer has touched at the port for seven years, our appearance
aroused little interest. The enmity between Abu Dhabi and Dubai
occasioned what might have been a very serious incident on the
evening we left Abu-Dhabi. Mr. Jackson, the Political Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, and the
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.
Agent were driving back from Abu
Dhabi to Sharjah after dark and about five miles from Dubai were
fired at by a servant of Shaikh Juma of Dubai who with others was
keeping watch for a possible incursion from the Abu Dhabi direction
The bullet went through the wind-screen of the truck and both Mr.
Jackson and the
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.
Agent were slightly injured by glass
splinters. When we visited Dubai a few dtys later Shaikh Said
undertook to provide a new truck and to expel his brother Shaikh
Juma, who is behind much of the trouble between Dubai and Abu
Dhabi, until further notice. Juma has arrived in Bahrain where
he is to reside for the time being. At Ras al Khaimah Shaikh
Sultan bin Salim asked for Government intervention to bring about
a settlement with his brother. The trouble is largely due to the
failure of Shaikh Sultan to give his brother a share of the oil
payments. The brother with his six sons is at present living in
tne date gardens some miles distant from Ras al Khaimah and wishes
to return to the town. This Shaikh Sultan will not permit as
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he has good reason to fear that his brother will kill him. . The
Shaikh now offers to make a settlement witu his brother and allow
him to return if Government will undertake responsibility for his
keeping the peace, which is of course out of the question. At
Char j ah we visited the Royal Air Force car. a part of which is now
emptyKjiflg owing to ....
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This file contains copies of a monthly summary of events that was compiled by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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 Bahrain (having moved there from Bushire in 1946).
The diaries are separated into a number of different sections that vary slightly from month to month. In addition to reports concerning specific events or developments that took place during that particular month, most entries contain the following headings:
- general
- education
- 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. staff
- economic
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
- Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Muscat
- maritime
- communications
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 (95 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 97; 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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