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Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [366r] (731/818)
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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•nqulrlng about a P'ord oar, and ftaa been it r a i in
a flying boat; tl* 3halkh of Pubal haa purebaaod a motor
launch for hlmaolf; tho richeat and ratiot influential
merchant of Abu Ttoabi hae aloo purchaaed a launch; and
enquiries* are being rmde otiether Khalil Kanoo f oi jiaaraiiit
can bring hio water-boring apparatuo to the Coaot.
Theoe are wmll wattero. but the progreoei** Bahrain
is having otw»e effect on this benighted count* x think
it should be poo Bible to take advantage of any advance
that way be made, but the firot deoideratua io to reotort
that personal touch which vanished after 1910*
14 , hefore the unfortunate ’•Hyacinth’* incident of
1910 f the pertional influence of nir vircy Con had gone
far to break down the barriero of reoerve and suspicion;
but the whole position gained was lost by that unfortu
nate episode, and it has never been recovered. no
successor has occupied the position of :'lr *sr«jr Cox and,
during a recent flying boat visit to Abu Dhabi. Captain
"*rier was surprised to find that not even the name of a
single successor of "Kekus 1 " is known in that town* This
is due to lack of touch and tills lack of touch was due
first to the preoccupation of the wa* and subsequently
t# the withdrawal of the hesident’s despatch vessel.
To maintain touch with x* his large maritime coiaraand, the
nssident »ust have a despatch vessel, at the disposal
solely of himself and his ©iiticai Agents. It is im
possible for bin to shore this vessel with any other
department, as was shown idien an attempt was made to
make the same ship serve the double purpose of despatch
vessel end tencer to the lighthouses*
Having obtained the despatch vessel, super
vision over the work of the .’iesidency Agent on the
Trueial Coast should be entrusted to the ^litical
Agent at Bahrain, who should be relieved of routine work
by
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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.
- 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.
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- Title
- Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs'
- Pages
- 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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