'File 0255 Boundaries' [32r] (64/331)
The record is made up of 1 file (162 folios). It was created in 3 Jul 1934-29 Nov 1949. 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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Confidential.
No.C/198-19/1.
British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Sharjah,
3rd March 1937.
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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.
Memorandum*
In continuation of my telegram No.195 of today’s
date, I beg to inform you th&t as soon as I received your
Express Letter No.0/170-1.a/38 dated the 27th February
1937, I made th white sheet of cloth and took it with me
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to Abu Dhabi on 1st March. As soon as^arrived at Abu
Dhabi, I arranged with the Shaikh for a reliable person
to go to Sufuk(Safq). The Shaikh s^gi that it was ne
necessary that two men shoul^o on good camels, but as all
the Abu Dhabi camels were out grazing,it was not possible
to send the men before third March and that it would take
them at least seven days to reach Sufuk. I then tried to
send the men by launch to Sal* but there were no launches
available except that of Ahmad bin Khalaf which was on th<
beach and she could not be ready to sail before 12 p.m.
on Tuesday night. I asked the Shaikh’s man whether he couf^
reach in time on 4th March and he said that it was
impossible to arrive there before Friday the 5th March.
As he could not possibly reach Safuk before Firday, I
thought that it would be better not to send him but to
keep him ready at Abu Dhabi in case you may like to take
him by aeroplane to show r you the place which he said he
was willing to do* The man, Muhammad bin Hulaibah, is
now at Abu Dhabi and I have arrnged with the Shaikh to
send him to the landing ground as soon as the aeroplane
is sighted as you might go there to take him.
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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.
Agent,Sharjah*
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The file contains correspondence relating to the definition of tribal territories and boundaries in the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (United Arab Emirates). 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. in 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), the Foreign Office, and a number of rulers and representatives of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhdoms.
Matters covered by the file include:
- the dispute over the border between Abu Dhabi and Dubai;
- the influence of Saudi Arabia, including the collection of taxes in the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. by Saudi agents;
- claims of sovereignty over the islands and mainland territories of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. by its rulers;
- the presence of Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) workers in Abu Dhabi territory;
- the camel routes between Buraimi, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar, including a sketch map (folio 153).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (162 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 165; 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 3-163; 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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- IOR/R/15/4/3
- Title
- 'File 0255 Boundaries'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, 2r:6v, 8r:15v, 20r:39v, 42r:42v, 46r:56v, 58r:59v, 62r:84v, 86r:87v, 89r:100v, 103r:106v, 108r:127v, 129r:152v, 153v, 155r:164v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence