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Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [‎176r] (351/818)

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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Minute Paper.
political Department.
Please see the reference to Mr. V/alton of 25th
March flagged A below, on the question of Trucial policy,
and the views expressed on this subject by the Government
of India in their telegram of 22nd April.
2 « I do not think it is necessary to enter into any
very detailed discussion of this question, the position
generally being clear. We may entirely agree with the
Government of India that so long as we can secure our
essential desiderata - viz. the exclusion of foreigners,
the safety of the Air Route, the special facilities which
we from time to time require either for the Navy or for
Air purposes (civil and military), and the maintenance of
„ as
the special position of our proteges/against Ibn Saud -
without entering into any commitments additional to those
which we have so far undertaken, there is everything to be
said for avoiding such additional commitments. The position
is in fact a developing one and our policy must be
conditioned by circumstances. Thus, we have of late,
partly because of the increase in the importance of Koweit
v/hich has resulted from the admission of Iraq to the League,
partly because of the increased responsibilities which we
have undertaken in connection with the grant of an oil
concession covering the whole area of the Sheikhdom to an
Anglo-American consortium, begun to tighten up our control
in that area. In the case of Qatar we have similarly, as
the Government of India point out, given a guarantee of
protection to the Sheikh against major raids from outside
and recognised his Heir Apparent, aeain
specifically in return for the grant by him of an oil
concession on terms approved by H.M.G. It is by no means
unlikely/

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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' [‎176r] (351/818), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3747, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100057172199.0x000098> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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