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Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [12r] (23/818)
The record is made up of 1 file (407 folios). It was created in 27 May 1929-8 Aug 1939. 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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*ith for exaiaplo* At th« aame timo tnf^ hijow perfectly
well tnat it is only His Majesty^ aoveruuent *no stand between
them and absorption by Ibn Satid, Iraq or Persia, and would naturally
much prefer to regain as tney are free and independent under their
own r&aikhs, and under our protection, than for tne r fltatee to
beccme mere dletricte of Saudi ir&oia, or Iraq or Iran, with
their preeent Rulers replaced by oppress ire Saudi, Iraqi or
Iranian officials. It is this consideration, more than any other
single factor, which enables is to 9 run* the day-to-day administra
tion of the Arab side vlth a handful of officials (one Resident,
and three Political Agenta), without the payment of a single rupee
of subsidy, or the upkeep (on our part) of a single soldier,
policeman, or levy, which has a distinct and salutary effect on
the minds of any particular Shaikh and his people when on any
particular occasion our interests temporarily clash, and vmien in
any serious emergency, such as a major war which so nearly came
upon ue last September, would be of incalculable value.
6.
There is in fact no doubt ae to the existence of the
good-will of the Arab States, but we must not fall into the bad
habit - if I may put it that way - of taking this feeling for
granted, or of assuming that it will always continue irrespective
of what we do or ao not do, particularly in regard to the matter
of protection by His ajesty's Government. If a feeling were
•▼•r to gro* up in th. \r*b state, that Hie Majesty 1 ■ Ocnrernaent
•ere inclined to take their reeponsibtlitiee in this aatter too
lightly the effect would be most unfortunate, and te speak frankly
there have been occasions of late yeara when it has seemed to me
that a line of policy suggested by His Majesty* s Government would -
if carried out - have given this Impression to the local iulers
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding British Government policy on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Specifically, this includes discussions concerning the possibility of appointing an Assistant 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. to the region, incorporating it into civil air routes and whether or not Britain should take more formal control of the area. The correspondence is primarily between officials at 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 Bushire, the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, the 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. , the Air Ministry and the Foreign Office.
In addition to correspondence, the file also contains the following:
- Minutes from several meetings of the 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East' (folios 103-131, 149-174, 353-354)
- 1929 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. memorandum entitled 'Future Policy on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ' (folios 333-337)
- 1929 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. memorandum entitled 'Question of British Interference in the Administration of Bahrain' (folios 342-345)
- 1928 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. memorandum 'The Trucial Chiefs, 1908-1928' (folios 401-404)
- 1928 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. memorandum 'El Katr [Qatar], 1908-16' (folio 406)
- a series of ten small photographic portraits of tribal leaders from the region (folios 28-32).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the front of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (407 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 409; these numbers are written in pencil 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-382; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:27v, 33r:295v, 298r:313v, 315r:408v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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