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'File 0255 Boundaries' [28r] (56/331)
The record is made up of 1 file (162 folios). It was created in 3 Jul 1934-29 Nov 1949. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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COIfflDEHTIAL.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Department.
EXPRESS LETTER (AI R MAIL).
[S.B.-This i S an ORIGINAL message sent by AIR MAIL which provides \ mea ™ f
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. i obviate
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To savetmeandtoooviaze
formalities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature of a
responsible officer of the Department.]
No. C/170-1. a/38.
BAHRAIN
Dated
the 27th February
2037 i
I
It is very important to know tne exact position of SUFUK
wells. You will remember that in our discussion with Shaikh Shakhbut
bin Sultan in November 1935 we were told that Sufuk was a term
meaning the line where hilly country merges in the salt marsh of
sabakhah and that Sufuk in question ran south from the sea on the west
side of the Sabakhat al Matti; and also that about ten miles from the
i
sea there were wells known as Sufuk, where travellers water on the
road to Abu Dhabi before crossing the Sabakhat al Matti. j
2. I propose to make an aerial reconnaissance on the .4th March >
and to fly over the above area about 09-.00 or 10.00 hours (English
time) on the morning of the 4th. Please arrange with Shaikh Shakhbut
for a very reliable man, who personally knows Sufuk wells to go there
and to peg out flat on the ground near to the wells a sheet of white
cotton cloth thirty yards long by ten yards broad (please buy the —
necessary ctyh). He should also light a fire at 09.00 hours (or before
if he sees or hears the aeroplane) on the highest point of ground near
to the white sheet and make it give out plenty of smoke. Then the
aeroplane will first from far away see the smoke and will then come to
(Signatw e)
look for the
( Designation)
S. 44.
MFP-825S&P—(M-i070)—14-9-34— 10,0C0.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the definition of tribal territories and boundaries in the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (United Arab Emirates). The correspondence is principally between 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 and Political Officer in Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire (Bahrain from 1946), the Foreign Office, and a number of rulers and representatives of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhdoms.
Matters covered by the file include:
- the dispute over the border between Abu Dhabi and Dubai;
- the influence of Saudi Arabia, including the collection of taxes in the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. by Saudi agents;
- claims of sovereignty over the islands and mainland territories of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. by its rulers;
- the presence of Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) workers in Abu Dhabi territory;
- the camel routes between Buraimi, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar, including a sketch map (folio 153).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (162 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 165; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-163; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/4/3
- Title
- 'File 0255 Boundaries'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, 2r:6v, 8r:15v, 20r:39v, 42r:42v, 46r:56v, 58r:59v, 62r:84v, 86r:87v, 89r:100v, 103r:106v, 108r:127v, 129r:152v, 153v, 155r:164v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence