'File 1/A/37 I Shaikh of Ras Al Khaimah' [10r] (24/560)
The record is made up of 1 file (278 folios). It was created in 10 Mar 1933-30 May 1935. 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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31/16
Telegram XX
From
Political residenti Bushire.
Government of Inaia, Foreign and
To
Political Department, Simla* )
Kepeated to H*i # s Secretary of State for India,)
JHo.812 ^
line taken dy senior Kaval officer and hope that he
will h© adle to find out more about the letter, its
date, by whom signed and if posible get a copy when
he reached Pas al Khaimah*
-able infiltration of Persians on frucial Coast in
last year or two mostly due to economic conditions.
1 am watching this developement and certain indica-
-tions of late have given me an uneasy feeling that
Persia Is taking an undue interest in
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
came to Debai but failed at the last moment to come
on b^ard for
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
.
pay customary call on senior Naval Officer when lat-
-ter reaches Pas al Khaimah. question of insisting
on his paying his customary calls on Senior Naval
Officer and on .resident which he has refused to do
wish to take action about this now as it would merely
London.
Senior Naval Officer, "Shoreham"
Henjamradio.
H.M's Charge d’Affaires, Tehran.
No.124
Dated 25th September 1933
My immediately preceding telegram.
Firstly. I entirely concur with
Secondly. There has been consider-
Ihirdly
Shaikh of Das al Khaimah
He should of course come on board to
for some time, must be considered later. I do not
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This file contains correspondence and documents related to Britain's relationship with the ruler of R'as al-Khaymah, Shaikh Sultan bin Salim al-Qasimi, and the contested ownership of Tamb/Tumb [Tunb] island.
Much of the correspondence in the file is between 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 Bushire and 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 in Sharjah (in Arabic with English translations). The file also contains correspondence between Shaikh Sultan and 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 Bushire.
The file contains the following documents:
- 'Persian Claim to Tamb and Abu Musa' - a memorandum written by Dan Lascelles of the Foreign Office, 1934 (folio 107-114);
- a note on the ownership of Tamb prepared by 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 Bushire, 1935 (folios 167-168);
- 'Note on Arab Custom of Holding Property "in Common"' written by Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, 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 Kuwait, 1935 (folios 182-186).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (278 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 278; 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 6-254; 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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1998
- Title
- 'File 1/A/37 I Shaikh of Ras Al Khaimah'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:242v, 246r:252v, 254r:277v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence