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'File 1/A/37 I Shaikh of Ras Al Khaimah' [56r] (116/560)
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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• 2.1
(§)
Translation of copy of letter dated the 17th Safar 1353(the
1st June 1934)from Mahmud bin ‘Ali, the official of the Huler
of Ras al Khaimah at Tinb Island.
After Compliments,
_ I
I received your kind letter which you sent in the hand of
*Abdur Rahman bin Husain and noted what you have mentioned.
Regarding* the visits of the Persian war ships and the
launches to Tinb Island and also about other matters about which
you enquire, I have informed your cousin ’Abdur Rahman bin
Husain nitn all the information I had and he will inform you of
the same. Further you are no doubt aware that I have been living* 1
at Tinb Island in the service of Shaikh Sultan bin Salim and
attend to the hoisting of the flag and report matters which
.take plac. in the Island to Shaikh Sultan bin Salim and to you.
The Shaikh is not paying any attention to me or looking after
the Island nor does he give me pay etc., You know of course
about my poor state, and being a well known man in the Island
all tne Arabs who arrive come to my place and I am compelled to
^ do them the hospitality while I do not get anything for my
maintenance. Besides, it is the time now for earning and to do
so I have to go for diving. If I leave the I~sland there will
be no one in my place to report to you matters which may happen
in tne Island, especially in these days when the Persian
Officials come to the Island and talk proudly claiming that the
Island belongs to the Persian Government whereas I tell them
tne reverse. They asked me that they wanted to go to the light
house to see it and when I did not agree they attempted to do
so by force and without my permission. If this be the case of
the Persians, how would it be possible to leave the Island.
Thirdly, the war ships of the British Government visit the
[
Island frequently and their Captains always make enquiries from
me. in the circumstances I request the British Government to
consider the question of my pay or allow me to go to earn for
|my living. Submitted for your information.
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