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Coll 30/56 'Persian Gulf. Visit of 1st Destroyer Flotilla to: 1933. Durbar of Trucial Sheikhs at Debai [Dubai]. Reaffirmation of Lord Curzon's Statement of Policy in 1903' [‎28r] (55/161)

The record is made up of 1 file (79 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1933-28 Aug 1935. 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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Majesty’s Ships*
21* On the evening of the 23rd September Air
Officer Cownandlng,’Iraq Command, (Air Vice f arshal { ".S*
Burnett, C.^., B.S.O.), arrived by ^ngoon at
Bibai, accompanied by his Aide-de-Camp( 1? lif^t Lieutenant
L, B a rrall, M.C.) and by the Officer Commanding 203 (^.B.)
Squadron (Group Captain W.L.Welsh, ' n *F*C.,A*F*C*) # The
Air Officer Commanding nas escorted by a Squadron of
Wapitis, which proceeded to Sharjah*
22. On the 23rd September, with the permission *f
the Senior Haval Officer, ^ersian Gulf division, a Barbar
was held on the quarterdeck of H.Jf.S.Shoreham, which was
decorated with flags and provided with suitable seating
accommodation for the more important guests and with nigs
for their followers*
As explained above, the ShaiVh of TUbai was
absent owing to the breakdown of his motor dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , and the
Chief of Bas al Khaimah, though he had been persuaded by
the Beaidency Agent to come to Bibai, took fright ^ien he
saw the Squadron (he has for the moment an uneasy con
science) fearing that he might be carried away* The
Chiefs of Abu Bhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, and Umsi al Qaiwain
were present and the Shaikh of Dibai was represented by a
relative.
A copy is enclosed of the programme of the
Barbar and of the Address, which I made to the Chiefs.
It is too early to gauge the effect of the pronouncement
of the policy of His Majesty’s Government contained in my
address, but immediately after I had finished, while
coffee was being served, each Chief conveyed to me a
message of thanks and satisfaction* I think that the
effect/

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Two letters from the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department to the Secretary of State for India concerning the wording of an address regarding historical agreements between the British Government and local rulers in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to be given by the Secretary in 1935 (folios 3-6).

Correspondence exchanged between the Foreign Office and the British Legation in Jeddah in 1935 regarding a query that had been raised by Ibn Saud's adviser, Fuad Bey Hamza, about historical agreements between the British Government and local rulers in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (folios 7-16).

Correspondence between 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. 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. regarding a British naval flotilla tour of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. that took place in September 1933 (folios 17-79). In addition to correspondence on this topic, the file also contains the following related documents:

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 (79 folios)
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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 80; 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 30/56 'Persian Gulf. Visit of 1st Destroyer Flotilla to: 1933. Durbar of Trucial Sheikhs at Debai [Dubai]. Reaffirmation of Lord Curzon's Statement of Policy in 1903' [‎28r] (55/161), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3773, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100056118641.0x00003a> [accessed 2 May 2024]

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