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'14/201 II, TRUCIAL COAST MISCELLANEOUS, B 57' [152r] (311/417)
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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found jhaikh ^hakhbut much improvad and Weightraan thinks
that he is the moat intelligent of the Trucial ahaikhe, with
iiftiivh I entirely agree, I oame ^eyg in firgt filing
boat to vieit the place, and we laet met when he was being
ooeroaa over the petrol tank at Yaa Island. Apparently
however ciii old aciiUaiatasioe is a good one for when I reminded
his that I was an "old friend*, he turned to his unole
Khalifa and said "Yes, this is our old friend from Bahrain".
Howesa has been cultivating him and hopes to be able to get
to Baraimi this oold weather under his auspices.
12• It appears that Howes had a very unpleasant experience
in the same storm that we met on leaving Kuwait for while
returning from Has al Khaimah to Sharjah with Imperial Air
ways superintendent in their launch both were very nearly
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wrecked. He nearly got into trouble again for I had kept
him to lunch with me after the Shaikh went ashore, intending
to return the call later in the day, but it came on to blow
and we had great difficulty in getting off at all. I returned
as soon as I could, and as the gale freshened we had to anchor
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and steam out to meet it and I decided to give up the second
day's visit arid make for Bahrain. Having a few hours in hand
we stopped at Halul off the coast of ^atar and I was surprised
to find some men belonging to the Shaikh of Q,atar catching
hawks. They introduced themselves by saying '♦we are the men
of your friend Shaikh Abdullah'* and told me they would get
RB.iOO/-for the better hawks and Rs.50/-for the others as the
Shaikhwould not -fall short". There is no water on the island,
and we gave them some as their supplies were running short.
Apparently their diet consisted chiefly of cormorants which
they oatch at night by stalking. They offered me some of
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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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- 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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