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'File 1/A/37 I Shaikh of Ras Al Khaimah' [53r] (110/560)
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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Translation of letter No.252 dated the 5th June 1934 from 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,Sharjah to Captain A.C.Galloway, Under Secretary
to the Honourable 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
After Compliments,
I beg to inform you that I have been informed of tne visits
of the Persian officials to Tinb Island. On 29th May 1934 I sent
a man on my behalf to the official of the Shaikh of Has al
Khaimah at Tinb Island in order to ascertain from him as to what
did they (Persian officials) say to him when they visited the place,
and.I enclose, for your information, a note giving the information
he had been able to obtain from the official of the Shaikh of
Ras al Khaimah and also a letter from the official of the Shaikh
of Has al Khaimah to me. The subject of the letter being that the
Shaikh of Has al Khaimah has not been paying any attention about
Tinb Island nor does he look after his pay. That the(Shaikh * s) man
is poor and intends to go now for diving to earn for his living.
were allowed to go for diving no one would remain in the Island
to report matters to the Shaikh. According to his(Shaikhs'man)
statement, the Persian Officials claim that the Tinb Island belongs
to the Persian Government, whereas he told them the reverse.
state of his official in the Island. I had a talk with the Shaikh
aoout the statement of his official who replied that he does not
get any revenues from the said ^sland; that if the British
Government wish to lease the same from him he has no objection.
Decision depends on whatever the Honourable the Political Heoident
may consider fit to do.
The Shaikh of ^as al Khaimah is not looking alter the
Usual Ending
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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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence