'The Debai incident'

IOR/L/PS/18/B321

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The record is made up of 1 file (11 folios). It was created in 1910s. 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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Content: This handwritten memorandum concerns the Debai [Dubai] Incident of 1910-1911. The memorandum gives a background on British treaty relations with the Sheikh Buṭtī bin Suhayl Āl Maktum of Dubai, the arms blockade on the Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and a narrative of the incident that occurred on 24 December 1910 and subsequent events. Printed copies of the principal telegrams relating to the Dubai Incident appear between folios 49-51.
Extent and format: 1 file (11 folios)
Physical characteristics: Foliation: The foliation for this memorandumcommences at folio 41 and terminates at folio 51, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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 folios 7-147; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Archival file

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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/L/PS/18/B321
Date(s): 1910s (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Arms control
Places: Dubai
People & organisations: Emir of Dubai, Āl Maktūm dynastyShaikh Buṭṭī bin Suhayl Āl Maktūm

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/18/B321
Title: 'The Debai incident'
Pages: front, 41r:51v, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence