'14/201 II, TRUCIAL COAST MISCELLANEOUS, B 57' [149r] (305/417)
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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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.
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tii«u ht i^, prepared to put some of his oil money into
this he rwgai^s 1 1 as a permanent investment, and I have
taken up thv. ^ue^tion with sir John .^ard • If the dredging is
succesLful, it mi^ht bs possible to extend it to that ana of
hi i knor .■vhich is at right aiigles to the sea which would have
the inaoti^able advantage of placing our flying boat anchor-
alongside the aerodrowe and Rest House, under the eye of
the
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.
Agent, and in a less disturbed area than at
Debai • The Debai agreement has, however, several years to
run. He gave us a dinner in his fort and I invited him and
hie relations to lunch on shore the next day*
?• I visited the Airways Rest House, and saw the new
accommodation which is being prepared and which is simply a
reproduction of the old fort. Imperial Airways tell roe that
they have to take what the Air Ministry give them, and what
the Air Ministry give them is a disgrace to our Air Route,
It is a scandal that passengers who have paid very high fares
should be obliged to stew in what appear to be small stables,
sometimes even two in a room, when fitters anu artisans in
Bahrain have air -conditioned quarters and modern sanitation*
The whole of this Rest House is misconceived, from the main
gat® which opene aw f 10 ® the prevailing wind to its loop
holee which face exactly the wrong way round, and reflects no
credit "w the Sappers who built it. Had the additional
no coibib odation heen placed in afl upper .torey it would have
been duite easy to provide decent window apace with perfect
protection from rifle fire and at the aarae time give passenger
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/1/281
- Title
- '14/201 II, TRUCIAL COAST MISCELLANEOUS, B 57'
- Pages
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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