'14/240 I B. 69. JURISDICTION IN THE TRUCIAL SHAIKHDOMS'

Content

This file contains correspondence relating to jurisdiction in the Trucial Shaikhdoms. The main correspondents are 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. , Foreign Office, 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. ; 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. , Bahrain.

The correspondence discusses the creation of new Orders-in-Council for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and whether this is needed before Petroleum Concessions progresses its oil discoveries. The file contains the Draft Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. . Letters discuss whether war-time contingencies require new legal measures to deal with hostile persons. Also discussed are measures to contain the possibility of post-war attempts at penetration by foreigners including the American oil company and how to reply to a letter from the American Embassy. The file also includes letters from Shaikh Sultan bin Salim, ruler of Ras al Khaimah and Shaikh Shakbut bin Sultan bin Zayid, ruler of Abu Dhabi. There is a printed report of the External Affairs Department Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Order-in-Council 1946.

Extent and format

1 volume (217 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: Foliation starts on front cover of file, in pencil in uncircled (later circled) numbers in top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio, and continues to the end of the file. A former pagination sequence starts on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 128 with 132. Foliation anomaly: 1A and 1B.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/289

Former external reference(s)

A Series: 14/240 I Confidential Series: B 69

History of this record

Date(s)

15 Mar 1938-21 Apr 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

JurisdictionTrucial Coast Order in Council

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