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Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [‎312r] (623/818)

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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Letter x,'o-. 125.
Dated 23rd 1 arch 1930.
S’roni The 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. Agent, bnargah,
to The Secretary to the Hon>hie the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
After Compliments,
I beg to state on the 5th Larch 1930, I went
in company with the Captain of H.T .S. Cyclamen, to 3ukha and
from there to Khasa-b. lie informed me that he received a tele
gram asking him to inform me of the arrival oi the aeroplane
"at Debai and Ras-ul-Khaimah on the 8th Larch 19 30. I asked
him to inform you that I was with him on board the man-ox -war
at Khasab*
I have the honour to report that the aeroplane
arrived on the 7th Larch 1930 at Debai. K.3. -' unshi Huso in oin
Kasan who was present there at once went to the creek and called
on her Commander. Tne latter enquired from him about the
Shaikh of Debai and the liunshi informed him that the Sheikh
was sick and did not come out of his house. At the same time
the inhabitants of Debai and the Bedouin collected on the sea
shore opposite the aeroplane and afterwards Sheikh Jumah bin
lakturn and the son of the Shaikh of Debai appeared on the spot
and the Redawis of the Ruler of Debai riding their horses tried
to disoerse the people from there. After that Sheikh Jumah oin
: aktum went in his boat to the aeroplane and interviewed her
Commander in the aeroplane. The Commander told Saeikh Jumah
that he desired to interview his brother Shaikh Said. Tne
Shaikh informed the Commander that his brother was sick and
could not come out of his house, and that he was sent oy his
brother(Shaikh Said) to desperse the Bedouin and others ana to
prevent them from crowding about the aeroplane so that nothing
s iiould nappe n. The Commander asked Shaikh Ju a to permit aim
to land on the shore opposite the aeroplane and to wmln foi
half an hour and then return. Shaikh Juma replied that on

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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' [‎312r] (623/818), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3747, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100057172201.0x000018> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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