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'File 38/17 Delimitation of Trucial state boundaries and Petroleum Concession Limited's Concession Areas on the Trucial Coast' [27r] (54/225)
The record is made up of 1 file (111 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1947-23 Mar 1950. 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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MINUTE. Dubai AUu Dh
Boundaty
!• Historical.
^Although, ■technically the onus of* proof of possesion of
territory is upon Uuhai as that state broke a ay from Abu
Dhabi, the historical position of the Dubai Shaikhdom is far
om clear, ^ven in 18?0, Dubai was regarded as an independ
-ent state for the purposes of the General treaty, which it
signed separately, if one accepts the onus of proof as bfe&ng
entirely on Dubai, it is doubtful whether that Shaikhdom
could really put forward a claim to any territory at all.
2. De facto possession
Lorimer gives the Jebel Ali as bei g in Dubai territ
-ory. and the general sort of impression seems to be that *.
the wells just south of this feature are the area through xk
which any frontier sho Id run. Abu Dhabi would claim up "to
and as far as the Jebel AliSs south weste n slope , although
this claim could no doubt be reduced.
3. On a previous occasion, during the Khor GhanhaHhah disput
both parties agreed'to Ras Hasian as the dividing mark on
the Coa st, but whereas Dubai wanted the line to run inland
in direction, Abu Dhabi claimed that it should
run due East from there.
4. Geographical Considerations.
Except for Ras Hasian, there appearsx to be no definite
feature which could form a dividing line. It is fortunate,
however, that the Oil Company suspect that two distinct
geological structures divide at about Ras Hasian. This might
mean that the oil on either side of a line drawn at right
angles to the coast through Ras Hasian might fall neatly
into the two respective Shaikhdoms.
5. Possible solutions.
jga&x (a) By considerin the ownership of wells south of the
Jebel Ali. This might lead to endless disputes, but is *
obviously the most direct method.
(b) By an arbitrary line through Ras Hasian at right angles
to the coast, which might prove the most satisfactory soluti
-on if all other means fail.
(c) By ® nsuiting the opinion of third parties. This would
gJOdcddy probably not give an impartial ruling.
/v.
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This file contains correspondence regarding the delimitation of the boundaries of the Trucial states A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. with an emphasis on the boundary between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. On this topic, the file contains a detailed letter by Patrick Desmond Stobart, Political Officer on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. that includes an appendix that gives details of the territorial claims of Dubai and Abu Dhabi (folios 36-51).
The file contains three maps, two identical copies of a hand-drawn sketch map of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (folios 6 and 9) and a hand-drawn sketch map of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. marking details of the Dubai-Abu Dhabi boundary dispute (folio 33).
The majority of the correspondence in the file is in English, but a limited amount in Arabic is also contained within, including a letter sent from the ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher Āl Maktūm to Cornelius James Pelly, 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. in Bahrain (folio 75).
The file also contains correspondence between British officials and Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited, the subsidiary of Petroleum Concessions Limited that operated in the states along the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
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- 1 file (111 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 111; 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 present in parallel between ff 3-102; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 1-110, which is circled and located in the top centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Foliation errors: 97a
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- Title
- 'File 38/17 Delimitation of Trucial state boundaries and Petroleum Concession Limited's Concession Areas on the Trucial Coast'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 5r:5v, 8r:8v, 8v, 10r:13v, 15r:32v, 35r:54v, 56r:74v, 76r:83v, 85r:97v, 97ar:97av, 98r:110v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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