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Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [210r] (419/818)
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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Notice A contained a clear intimation to the
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Shaikh that he was at liberty to take what measures he
liked to deal with those who were endeavouring to depose
him| while at the same time reminding him that proper
precautions should be taken with regard to British lives
and property • The Shaikh was apparently fully alive
to his responsibilities in this respect and even before
the receipt of the notice had placed guards over the houses
of British subjects*
Notice B emphasised the fact that in case these
lives and property were endangered as a result of any
disturbance those responsible for causing the disturbance
would be held to account. The causers of the disturbance,
though for various reasons I did not name them, were in
fact the cousins*
4 # with regard to the causes of the disturbance*
For some years past Shaikh Sa^d bin Maktum has had
trouble with his cousins, the sons of the late Shaikhs
Rashid and Buti, which culminated in an attest on his
life on 23rd September last and a proposal by them, during
the Shaikh’s tenporary absence from the town, to summon
a mujlis to depose him. On Shaikh Su’id’s return,
encouraged by the measures of support, mentioned in
paragraph 5 below, accorded to him, he issued an ultimatum
to his cousins demanding that they should either come to
his house and swear loyalty to him or quit the town*
After lengthy negotiations carried on by members of the
Al bu Falash' a representative of each branch of the cousins
presented themselves at the Shaikh's house and swore the
oath demanded# The result of the settlement is that the
Shaikh’s position is now stronger than it has been for
many years* The Shaikh informed Colonel Loch thut he
was
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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