'File 0210 Fujairah affairs' [‎12v] (24/78)

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The file contains correspondence relating to the history and status of Fujairah following its ruler, Shaikh Muhammad bin Hamad Ash-Sharqi's [Muḥammad bin Ḥamad al-Sharqī] wish to enter into formal treaty relations with the British government. Included is the discussion over the interest of Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Ltd in Fujairah.

The correspondence is principally between 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 Political Officer in Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire (Bahrain from 1946), and Shaikh Muhammad bin Hamad Ash-Sharqi.

Extent and format

1 file (37 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged chronologically.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 39; 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 ff 2-33; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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