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Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [129r] (257/818)
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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SECRET,
M,E e (0) 19S,
COPY NO
TRUCIAL COAST
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
POLICY 0
The following extract from a letter dated 2nd October,
1935 from the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff is circulated
with reference to Conclusion (2) of Part I of the Minutes
of the 42nd Meeting of the Committee held on the 24th
September, 1935:
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"3 e With regard to the conclusions of Part I of
the meeting, I agree to them subject to the deletion
of the following words in Conclusion (2):- ’’While
no new pronouncement nor the adoption of any new
policy was immediately necessary at the present stage”.
As you may be aware, I told the Chairman before
leaving the meeting that I was not at all happy about
the conclusions as outlined by him and that I must
reserve my position in the matter until I could see
how they came out on paper.
4. I now suggest, therefore, that the words
referred to above should be omitted from Conclusion
(2) and that an additional conclusion should be
drafted to the effect that the departments repres
ented on the Sub-Committee were unable to reach
agreement as to the necessity or otherwise for a
new pronouncement or the adoption of a. new policy in
the Gulf, and that this matter was therefore reserved
for further consideration,
5° I do not think that there can be any doubt in
the minds of the Sub-Committee that the views of the
Foreign Office and of the Air Ministry were in direct
opposition to those of the other departments. If,
therefore, the minutes are amended accordingly, it
would then become necessary to consider the next step.
It seems to me that there are two courses open -
either another meeting should be held, at which the
matter could be further considered, or the Sub
committee should submit a report to the Middle East
Ministerial Sub-Committee, setting out the views of
the various departments on the points at issue and
requesting a ruling."
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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