Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [361r] (721/818)
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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M Co*at are maintained, under which, thougii
useful in other local ways, the Arab A^ent of
the nssiaency wields no appreciably helpful
influence where Hit larger questions of British
interests or policy are concertied.
« • • • e
•Our forbearance from proceeding forcibly
with the inception of our mild measures of
progress has borne no fruit in the past two
yeare; on the contrary, the Detail community
has only beooiae the more confir;ued and confi
dent in its passive obstruction, through the
hhaiich, & the leant advance. In fact such
movement as there has been, has been retrograde
for whereas no definite objection was ever
evinced to the occasional sojourn of approved
t^aropsans for business purposes, the ihalfch
has made the •Hyacinth** incident a pretext for
refusing admission to any j uropean or quasi-
European, even as agent for the British India
Steam Navigation Company*s steamers; and I am
convinced that until we do put ouv foot down
to checit this factitious obstruction we shall
make no headway.•
The statements made by Sir t# ercy cox are still
true. 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 is of the greatest assistance
in most matters; but he ie still unable to fores through
the larger issues of British policy• On the other hand,
our experience at Bahrain* where the Government of inaia's!j p|^
attempt to pursue a cautious policy failed and finally
an ultimatum, backed by force, had to be issued* shows
that even British officers find it impossible s*metimes
to beat down the stubborn obstinacy of Arab Chiefs and
their •oamorra 1 *.
11 .
I have consulted the Senior Havnl Officer,
Serbian
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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