Skip to item: of 818
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [‎278r] (555/818)

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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

- 2 -
of Dt^ai as well as to the ;ther truclal 3halkh#» 1»
acoordanoe with the aothorination received froathe Govern-
ment of India in their telegra® Ho#1195*J dated 22na April
1930 that our aircraft would in future as in tt;e past
visit the Truoial Coast whewever seemed to them goovi f
ana would alight wherever was qrmvsnient and that they
would he held resigns!ble that they were not interfered
with or in any way molested# The result of iuy toux ^es
on the wnole very satisfactory* I founc the c; on oral
demoanour of the Shaikhs acre ftriandly vh» n on the
oooasion of ay first visit and they made no s rious demur
to the ooiwaunic&t ions which I made to them* * at -ribute
this to two oauses* Kirstly the action which has
recently hoen taken at Kliassah and the auooessful outcome
of the operations there, and secondly the fact that it
has nor o :en definitely intimated to these Shaitan 1
wo do intend to proceed with certain aodeot measures tor
the establishment of the air routo* whether they like it
or not* *s I have reported in a previous despatch they
had undoubtedly got the Impression that His Majesty*8
Government were no longer prepared, even undar groat
provocation, to impose their will upon them; the Lha sab
incident was daing closely watchea oy all the shaikhs on
the Truoial Coast, and the fact that one ot His rajesty a
ships la> in Kt^asaab harbour for nearly a month before
authorization was received to take notion against th*s
rebellious shaikh gave colour to this view. They have
now seen th t this view is not correct and that though
the patience of the British Government is long, their arm
in the last resort is also long* The lesson of
will not, I think, be lost upon them and should do much
to strengthen alike the authority of the Political

About this item

Content

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.

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.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [‎278r] (555/818), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3747, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100057172200.0x00009c> [accessed 28 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100057172200.0x00009c">Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [&lrm;278r] (555/818)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100057172200.0x00009c">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000138/IOR_L_PS_12_3747_0555.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000138/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image