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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' [9r] (17/24)
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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Add reus by the Honourable the ’olitical Hesident
in the ^ereian Otilf to the ^rucial Chiefa, at Hihai on
the f?3rd Septewh r 1933.
”
Chiefs of the Arab Coast, who are in ”reaty relations
with the Britiah Covernrflent — I have invited you to be
present at this Barbar ir order that you may have an
opportunit-r of meeting the Senior Naval Officer, Captain
Creaprh, idiom most you already know, the Office - Commanding
the ^rat Beatrover flotilla. Commander ^ellowea, and the
other Officero of the Boyal haw, idio are present on this
occasion of *he cruise of the “^irst Beatrover ' ? lotilla to
the ^eraian Oulf. r,, he Air Officer Comraandinfr the Boval
Air 7 orce in ’Iraq and Croup Captain Welsh have also flown
here from 'Iraq to be present, I much regret that His
Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief io too far away to
be able to come. But I have just received a telegram from
Hi a Excellency saving that he is sorry not to be here to-day
and that he is looking forward to meeting ^ou in November.
We are glad to welcome you and to have this opportunity of
cementing the ancien* frlendahip between vou. Chiefs, and
the British Covernment, and the Cenior NaTal Officer haa
been kind enough to arrange ft " this and afterwards
to allow you something of the work of the Squadron.
Chiefa! Just thirty ^eara ago Hia Excellency the
Viceroy of India came to visit you and addressed vou in a
Barbar.
His Excellency the Viceroy reminded you of the state
of these Ceas in the olden times, When there waa constant
trouble and disturbances in the Persian Chilf, i*ien almost
every man was a marauder or pirate; kidnapping and slave
trading/
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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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- front, front-i, 2r:11v, back-i, back
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