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'14/201 II, TRUCIAL COAST MISCELLANEOUS, B 57' [148r] (303/417)
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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who cams to neet me here, says that he is going to ask for
a bigger allowanoo for the faoilitiea given hy hi®. Weightman.
whom .. have seen since then, ooni'inBB this, and we have agreed
Ui'on a plan of action. The country inland is interesting,
and the Shaikh pressed ice to stay and shoot with hira, but I
was obliged to stick to my programme and after giving him
lunch returasd vo the ship and proceeded to Um—al—Qaiwain#
Ihe Shaikh, Ahmad bin iiashid, a fat and taciturn man, caaae
off to see kiq , and I returned his call shortly afterwards#
He is of little importance from the political point of view,
and probably the best disposed towards us on this coast* It
is an unfortunate fact that people who are well disposed
are usually of little value from the political point of view.
5« On my return to the ship we moved down the coast to
Ajman where Shaikh Eashid bin -jtmsk came off very promptly.
W ooo ino. • He is as loquacious as Um - a 1- ^ai wai n is dumbs and
I enjoyed the visit I paid to him on shore despite some very
doubtful looking halwa to which one is frequently exposed on
this coast * He is one of the beet looking men I have seen,
and a very keen shikari, in fact he explained to me that he
postponed a hawking expedition especially on account oi mj
visit, which he evidently considered a very real eacriiice I
Both here and at Um-al -^aiwain and at Kalba the sea was calm.
iSach night w® moved out to the s3. x fatnom line ior safety, as
holding ground is poor all along this coast.
6. My next call was at Sharjah, where I spent two days.
•Shaikh .Sultan bin Saqar is not a man of great intelligence, aad
much given to intrigue but ha, or rather his Secretary, has
produced an idea which may be useful. He is anxious to dredge
/ out
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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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