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'14/201 II, TRUCIAL COAST MISCELLANEOUS, B 57' [78r] (163/417)
The record is made up of 1 volume (205 folios). It was created in 5 Aug 1935-28 Apr 1941. 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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K'l.lf XVl,?. 10 .VK; r Mj , Bt
We arrived off Abu Dhabi nt about 1
/ |
p.m. on the
31st Mr.y IG^P, v J q i- - rj pr •••• -^ vp >- t -p
the weather was rough* and -e found co-: S iierablp numbers
anchored off the shore behind the reef at Abu Dhabi. Many
of them -err 'Xibai and Shtr.jah dhows and there were even
some fhihuh boats.
The Shaikh did not leave the shore for ne-ly 40
minutes after we had anchored. ^his may not have been
altogether his fault as we saw his car ap arently stuck in
' '
He was pi abj-e ano sm&iled neatly sic answered a lorg
string of questions froir me S-bbUt the pearling fleet
without exhibiting impctien^e, r {r f OT , we ^i_
over one hour. He took ashore with him the Air Liaison
Officer, who wanted to see the aerodroine ar^ netrol store,
and was mostly friend to?-rds M:a.
I went ashor with the 0 - ? or Mrva" 1 Officer at
5 p.m. Tlie Shaikh net us o.. the b(. ach -nd took us to his
guest house, where "Uncle Khalifah" was waiting. ^-^ter
considerable polite conversation, some t? Lk about Bar-'imi
and further enquiries about the pearling fleet. I raised
the question of slave-trading. I reminded him of the
conversation on 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.
f s last visit, and
spoke of the withdrawal of the good offices ef ""is
Majesty 1 s Government; Ind I asked what he was doi g to
stop this traffic. He claimed to have me 1 e extensive
enquiries but to have found no trac of it m nxs
territory. T said X had information f'om r c % Lo j : .-.vf ti?
that it was going on, and he really roust get to grin.; with
it. He then said that if T gave him the name of anyone
in Abu Dhabi who was trading in slaves to wejd aw Hsr,s?
he would deal - ith him to my satisfaction. — claimrri to
be/-
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This file is a collection of correspondence between British officials in Bahrain, Bushire, Karachi, and Muscat. It covers the following topics:
- Anti-British activities of Abdullah bin Faris, Shaikh of Sharjah's Secretary.
- Calim [soldiers] of Makhoom bin Baroot against Shaikh of Sharjah.
- Dibah-Ras al Khaimah route to Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
- Persian Mission to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
- The Visit of 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. , Bahrain, to Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
- Visit of 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
- Relations between Ras al Khaimah and Muscat Government ( Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. al Qaur).
- Relations between Kalba and Muscat.
- Seizure of Persian jollyboat by Shaikh of Dubai.
- Shaikh of Abu Dhabi's visit to Basra for medical treatment.
- Shaikh of Dubai's letter to Persian Government.
- Smuggling of goods into Karachi.
- Trucial Shaikhdoms.
- Visit of Persian Non Commissioned Officer to Dubai.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (205 folios)
- Arrangement
The contents page lists the the topics covered in alpahabetical order although the entries are grouped into different parts of the volume.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence in use consists of a circled number located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. There is also a former system of foliation comprising of uncircled number.
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- '14/201 II, TRUCIAL COAST MISCELLANEOUS, B 57'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1bv, 2r:13v, 15v, 16v:20v, 21v:33r, 34r:37v, 39r:98v, 99v:112v, 113v, 114v:127v, 128v:156v, 157v:173v, 175v:205r
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