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Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs' [367r] (733/818)
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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by his Indian Assistant, *hs 'oiiticai
nay be supplemented, if necessary, by the l$caretar|i te
the esideut.
CU(^
The lit!sal nust visit sash rrusiul shaikh
at least every quarter and be prepared, if necessary,
to make a lon^ halt off eacdu town. At present tJie
dissident pays one, or at most two, visits of one day's
duration each year, This is insufficient to sru^uirs
thoroughly into all problems, and ths Kesiccney
Agent*s recoweendations are perforce accepted.
Rntpiiries regarding the various monetary claims of britJ^C
subjects and into the diving debts of so-called debtors,
sho are usually slaves who have absconded to Bahrain,
will give the i-biitical Agent plenty of excuse for his
presence.
In addition J um hearing most disquietis^ xrxax
reports about the prevalence of the slave trade on this
Coast, and 1 anticipate that searching enquiries may
have to be made.
At first ths f'olitieal Agent must return to his
ship each night; but in the course of time as he becomes
better known and confidence is established, 1 hop* he
will be Invited te ©tay ashore for ever lengthening
periods.
15. My policy is gradually to restore, an© im
prove on, the position which existed before the
•H; acinth* episode when, as rir ercy Cox reported; "no
definite objection was ever evinced to Urn occasional
sojourn of approved l uropeans". Having regained this
position we cun more easily, shourd we no desire, locate
a British •oiltleal Vgent ashore without fear of trouble.
This policy is to be adopted if the Truclal
rttmlkhs do not compel us to take sterner measures to
fores through our air route. At present the : huikh of
Has «1 Khaim ah is showing himself obstinate in his
refusal
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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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- 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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