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Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [‎340v] (680/818)

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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Extract from letter No. 376, dated the 5th Rabi al Awval 1348 (11th August 1920)
from 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, Shargah, to the Hon ble 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. .
I beg to report that a long discussion took place between myself and Shaikfc
Sultan bin Salim for acquiring a place for petrol. I gave him full assurance on
behalf of the British Government that she does not intend to interfere with their
property and their town, but she requires a place for petrol, that he should build a
godown and lease it to the British Government on annual rental according to the
usual commercial custom of hiring the trading houses, and shops and receive from
the British Government large amount of Rs. 500/700. It is possible that if he
arranges agreeably, the amount may be raised to Its. 1,000. He promised to give
me a reply of acceptance. He has since sent me a letter which I enclose for your
honour's information. I am thinking over the changed attitude of the said Shaikh.
The contents of the said letter of the Shaikh are that no matter about the present
oil in the jollyboat, but after it is finished no more should be brought to Ras-ai-
Khaimah. The remaining explanation is due to his policy as I heard from some of
his tribesmen who are our friends that the people of Ras-al-Khaimah have no
objection and they can not withhold the Shaikh from giving a place for petrol. I
then made secret enquiries and found that some ignorant persons of Ras-al-Khaimah
who do not appraise the after effects, have frightened the Shaikh by saying that if
he gave a place for petrol then the British Government will demand from him a
piece of land for a house. On hearing this I called Shaikh Abdur Rahman bin
Saif, Headman of Al Hamriyah as he is a sincere friend of the British Government.
The said Shaikh came to us and we sent him to mediate and to advise the Shaikh
Sultan bin Salim to remain on friendship with your honour and to give a place or
to build himself a godown and receive rent which would be good for him and that
he should remain friend of your honour and of the British Government. He
could not obtain from him acceptance except what he wrote to us in his letter I
enclose herewith for your honour’s information the letter of Shaikh Abdur Rahman
bin Saif.
Wi^h great respect I beg to submit that the personal conduct of Shaikh Sultan
bin Salim is not good. In my opinion if you wish to obtain a place for petrol at
Ras-al-Khaimah by good ways and by agreement, I do not think you can get from
this Shaikh. Consideration for the Arabs is your honour’s policy. You may write
to the Shaikh a polite letter as may suit your opinion. Possibly on receipt of your
letter the said Shaikh may accept to give the place or himself build a godown.
The Shaikh mentions in his letter about the island of Tanb and asks what
profits the British Government gave to the Shaikhs of Al Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. . This should
not be taken to mean that if something is given to him about Tanb, a place for petrol
will be obtained from him. This is defensive argument from him. In my opinion
it will be very degrading for the Agents of Great Britain, in the eyes of the Arabs
of Oman coast, to leave Ras-al-Khaimah after advertising the arrivals of aeroplanes
in Ras-al-Khaimah, I do not think a way can be obtained from the other Shaikhs.
It would be better to coerce the Shaikh of Ras-al-Khaimah so that the others agree
easily. And opinion is with your honour.
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Translation of a letter from Sultan bin Salim to 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, Shargah.
With reference to your friendly reference and address to me about the aeroplanes
that either we should ourselves build or permit you to build in a piece of land and
that the British Government will give us a fixed amount as hire and that she (the
British Government) has no intention to interfere in our property and boundary
and we should not fear that anything may happen to us or to our tribe, know you,
may God protect you, that at your repeated requests on the subject, I sent for
brother Mohammad and his sons and the tribe, and consulted them about this
question. They showed displeasure and although I treated them and explained
them all that may scare away their fears, but they were far from pleased. Now on
account of the friendship between our predecessors and ourselves and the British
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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' [‎340v] (680/818), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3747, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100057172201.0x000051> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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