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Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [‎206r] (411/818)

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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P.Z.7277/34
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iiX.TRA.CT PROk INTELLIGENCE REPORT 0? THE POLITIC:AL AGENT,
BAHREIN, No.15 of 1934, FOR THE PERIOD 1st to 15th NOVR. 1934.
145. DI3AI .
Shaikh Sa^ia hin Miktum, Huler of Dihai, has for
some time hah trouble with his cousins, the sons of tne late
Shaikhs Hashih ana Buti (see the Genealogical Table in pocket
4 of Volume III of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. by
Larimer.) Lately they have become more arrogant in their
behaviour towards him and have indulged in vhlence ana looting
in Dibai. On the £3rd September 1934 an attempt on his life
was planned and it was proposed that on his return from a
visit to *Ain Khamir a meeting should be hela to depose him.
As the matter was an internal affair, the Shaikh was informed
that he as Ruler should deal with his cousins as he thought
fit, but that (and this was given out in the town) any persons
who caused loss of life or damage to tne property of British
subjects would be held to account. Certain steps were taken
to encourage shaikh 3 a*id, while not deviating from the policy
of H.k.G. of non-interference in the internal affairs of the
ShaiEMoms on tne Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . H.k.3. Lupin proceeaed to
Ditai, aircraft of the R.A.F. flew low over Dibai, the shaikh
was openly promised a present of arms and ammunition ana later
the 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. proceeded to Dibai. Hie Shaikh demanded
that his cousins should come to his house and swear an oath
that they would obey his rule ana cease from troubling the
people, a critical period was the night of the 31st October/
1st November, when the shaikh gave an ultimatum to his cousins
to come to his house or to quit the town by midday on the 1 st
November, and brought in bedouin (kanasir) to help him;. The

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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' [‎206r] (411/818), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3747, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100057172200.0x00000c> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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