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Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [346r] (691/818)
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.R. (Col.
Kemball) to
G. of I.
Ir. d/-
12th Dec.,
1902, No.
173:
P.345/03.
P.R. to
Gr. Of I.
Ir. d/- 6 th
June, 1908,
No. 1726,
oara. 15:
P. 1318/08.
P. 3956/08,
11
The question of sending a British iigent to Jabai
appears first to have arisen at tne be c inning of the present
century. 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 reporting on the ^eneral
question of the relations of tne Bushire
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.
ruth the
Crucial Sheikhs in 1902, remarked that, consequent on the
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Treaties of 1820 -and 1853, the Resident had secured position
of paramount influence. Infractions of tne maritime peace
had. been promptly punished, and, mile it had not been our
custoiijio interfere in the internal disputes or the successions
of the Crucial 'Tiiefs, our decided predominance enabled us in
fact to interfere even in internal disputes in the interests of
peace. "The general tranquillity, both maritime and internal,
of this part of the coast during recent years seems to me to
show that our policy, which may aptly be described as a
judicious policy of overlordship, has been fully maintained.
In my opinion it cannot be improved on." *
-2* In 1908, Sir Percy Cox, in a general review of the
measures necessary for tne protection of British interests in
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
region, remarked: "The experience of tne last
two or three years makes .,16 doubt whether it is safe to leave
these backward Sheikhs (i.e., the Crucial Sheikhs) longer in the
charge of a
native Agent
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
. I shall shortly address ovemment
a separate communication on the subject."
On the 25th September, 1908, the Board of Trade
suggested to the foreign Office the possibility of establishing
a British Consular officer at Dabai, to which uich of the trade
formerly done at Lingah had been transferred. The Viceroy,
telegraphing to the Secretary of State on the 9th October, 1906
(P. 1886/08), remarked as regards paragraph 2 above, "ms
regards the Crucial Coast, we await Cox’s further
representations".
^ At the beginning of 1909, the Board of Trade sent a
hi. mxers 00 enquire into commercial possibilities m tne mulf.
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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.
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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'
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- front, front-i, 2r:27v, 33r:295v, 298r:313v, 315r:408v, back-i, back
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