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'File 8/43 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: POLITICS & RELATIONS OF MUSCAT WITH OTHER ARAB CHIEFS – BORDERS: WADI AL QAUR, KALBA & RAS AL KHAIMAH' [‎3r] (5/24)

The record is made up of 1 file (10 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1917-9 Oct 1933. 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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CONFIDENTIAL
No, S. of 1917.
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British 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. and Consulate-General,
Bushire, 22nd January 1917,
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From
Major A,P.Trevor, C.I.E.,
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Deputy 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
To
Major L.B.H.Haworth,I.A.,
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. ,
Muscat,
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter
N 0 . 6 -C. dated 16th January 1917 incfuiring what Hijack our policy
in reference to the relations of His Highness the Sultan with
the Chiefs of the Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and other Arab Chiefs.
2. In reply I beg to say that the Chiefs of the Trucial
Coast look up to the Sultan of Muscat as the principal Arab
Ruler of the Gulf and sometimes refer matters to him, send
presents to him and sometimes visit him. We however consider
the Chiefs of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. under British protection, and
do not admit that the Sultan has any kind of suzerainty or over-
lordship over them, however shadowy. The foreign relations
of these Shaikhs are by Treaty conducted by us.
In the circumstances while we could not object to| friend
ly visit by the Sultan to the Chiefs of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. at
rare intervals, I think we should do our best in a quiet way
to discourage very intimate relations if there are any signs of
any such relations springing up. It is oossible because he
realizes this that H.H. put off his visit to Abu Dhabi when he
heard you were enquiring about it. I may mention that the
Extra Assistant Resident here thinks that Said Taimur's father
the late Sultan visited the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. some 7 or 8 years
ago, but so far I have not been able to find any record of it.
3. The remarks made above regarding respect for the Sultan
in

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This file concerns British policy regarding the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's relations with the chiefs of the Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and other Arab chiefs. The file mostly consists of correspondence between the 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. and Consul at Muscat and 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, which follows the 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. 's recent discovery that the Sultan [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd] had been planning a visit to Abu Thabi [Abu Dhabi] without his knowledge.

All of the material is dated 1917, except for the final item in the file: a memorandum dated 30 September 1933, from the Officiating 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch), enclosing a copy of his recent speech to the Trucial Chiefs at Dibai [Dubai] on 23 September 1933.

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1 file (10 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear 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 12, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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.

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