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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [187r] (373/1148)
The record is made up of 1 file (572 folios). It was created in 18 Aug 1941-31 Jul 1946. 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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1 .
TRUCIAL COAST
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
TRUCIAL SHAIKHS
(i) The following were the ruling shaikhs of the Trucial
Coast during the ye&ri-
(1) Dubai - - Shaikh Sa*id bin Maktum, 0*B.E.
(2) Sharjah - - Shaikh sultan bin saqr
(3) Abu Dhabi- - Shaikh Shakbut bin sultan
(4) Uto-al-Qawain - Shaikh Ahmed bin Rashid
(5) Ajman - - Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid
( 6 ) Ras-al-Khaiiaah- Shaikh sultan bin Salim
(7) Kalba - - shaikh Hamad bin Sa f id (Minor)
Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad (Regent)
(ii) The shaikh of Dubai spent rather more than a calendar
month in April and May in India to which country he had gone
in search of expert advice with regard to his eyes. On the
Shaikh^ return on the 28th of May he was involved in what might
have been a serious mishap to the aircraft in which he was being
flown. The aircraft developed trouble with its landing gear
and was forced to land at Jiwani ivith the wheels up. Owing to
the amazing skill of the British Overseas Airways Corporation
pilot not only was no one Injured but the twenty three passengers
were scarcely even shaken.
(iii) On the 19th of -April the ‘shaikh, of Sharjah went to
India for medical treatment. His cure was somewhat delayed
owing to speticemia following on the amateur efforts of his
son Khalid to give the Shaikh the course of injections prescribed
by his physician. After paying a visit to Delhi the shaikh
returned to Sharjah on the 12th of September.
(iv) Shaikh Hamad bin Sa*id the minor Shaikh of Kalba was with
great difficulty induced to come to Bahrain to be educated
under the supervision of Mr. F.J. Wakelin the Director of Edu
cation. After some preliminary difficulties the young man
settled down satisfactorily in one of the primary schools, being
lodged in the school hostel. On the completion of the school
year on the 30th of June he returned to Kalba for the holidays
apparently very willing to return on the re-opening of the
schools in September. Unfortunately the return to freedom and
the influence of his cousin Shaikh Humaid bin Abdullah undid all
/the
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This file consists of copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by 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 for the years 1939-1945.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire Area
- Administration Report for Kerman & Yazd
- Administration Report for Bandar Abbas
- Administration Report for Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
- Administration Report for Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report for Khorramshahr Consulate
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections that vary according to each report, but include the following topics:
- Personnel
- Visitors
- Foreign Representatives
- British Interests
- Local Administration
- Transport
- Education
- Military
- Aviation
- Political Situation
- Trade
- Medical
- Meteorological
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written by the 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. .
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- 1 file (572 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 574; 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. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 1-571; these numbers are written in pencil or crayon and, where circled, are crossed through.
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- Title
- Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:448r, 448r, 449r:573v, 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