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Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [‎80r] (159/818)

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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Duc I recojiieeii lixiaii foreign Ofi ice
ana trie Air Ministry representatives pressed for a closer
control’ 1 of tne Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Inis policy ox "closer
control’ 1 was opposed by txxe 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 uiyself, tne
matter was left in tne air, and no closer contx‘ol xxas been
put into force. In spite of tnis our responsibilities
(a), (b) and (c) (quoted above) nave been successiuxiy carried
out during tne tnree years or so vrnicn nave elapsed since tne
question was raised. In otner words our new responsibility
(c) did not in point of fact call fox* any new policy.
5. Tne present situation is not uniiice txiat in 1954.
I
We nave got a new responsibility on our nands^in audition
to our old ones: Oil. Does tnis necessitate any cnauge in
our policy ? Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. oil divides itself into two
pares:
A* Assiseixig ene Petroleum Concessions Limited to
get concessions xriiu tne irucial coast bnai^ns.
B. Assisting tne Petroleum Concessions Limited to
explore txxe xxinterlaxiu territory of txxese tJnaiicxxs.
4. A* nas given rise to mucxx correspondence, and to
a good deal oi local aceiviey on our part, as tne result of
wnicn two of txxe iruciai coast Snaixns, Debai and tinarjan,
nave given concessions to tne Petroleum Concessions limited.
Witn regard to one remainder oi tne 5naiXxxs, txxe cxxiei factor
X
is His Majesty's Coverixmexxt• s message to &nem oi June 1957
’ •
(see 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. teiegraxu a0.1674 of 17tn June 1957 to me).
Neitner cxie local activity referred to above, nor nis
Majesty’s GrOverxxment * s message - tne Sxxaixns concerxiea are
bound by txxeir Treaties witxx us noc to give oil concessions
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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:

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' [‎80r] (159/818), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3747, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100057172198.0x0000a0> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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