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Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [83r] (165/818)
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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letter N0.240-S oi l^tu May copy se^it to uovernniexit
oi India and Politicai A^ent, Banrain, under printed
Letter jtf0.241-S oi same date). In regard to deigutiaan's
paragrapn 4. Items (to)» (c), (d), (e) and (g) ail
indicate a certain amount of anti-Britisn propaganda,
but trxis unfortunately is not peculiar to une iruciai
Coast and occurs in territories iar more closely unaer
our control tnan tne Arab side oi tne null. J-ne only
item in Weigntman* s •cnarge sneet**, under wnicxi «
is breaking nis treaty obligations to us, is ia) oi nis
V/eigiltman , s
paragrapn 4. In tms connection please see / aewi-
oificial letter i»o.C/17o of 2 btn marcn 195b, copy to
Government of India ana
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.
, Banrain, uxiaer
printed Letter No.c/177 of same date. Since my return
I nave discussed witn weigntman wnetner furtner action
is practicaoie, and desirable, against tne bxxaixux ox
Abu Dnadi, and nope to be able to put up proposals to
his Majesty* s Government fairly snortiy. In regard
to treaty obligations of tne SnaiKns* ij*oriua-Lx> our
relations witn tnem are Dased on tnese oDiigations,
and • again normally * only taice punitive action against
tnem wnen tnese obligations are broken. If, nowever, oy
reason of tne attitude oi any Snaiitn an important Imperial
interest were endangered, sucn as tne Air h.oute, tneu -
treaty or no treaty - we snould nave to consider tne app
lication of force. Tnis eventuality, nowever, xxas not
yet occurred.
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g. j do not mean by wnat I nave written above
tnat everytning is entirely satisfactory on tne irucial
Coast, but in one or two respects tnere xxave been improvements,
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- Title
- 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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