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'File 1/A/37 I Shaikh of Ras Al Khaimah' [125r] (254/560)
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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after it had reoeived the advisory i^pinion of the Court or the
x^port of the Committee of Juvlfit** Worn the point of view
put forward in paragmphe 5 and 6 of your letter there is
therefore no difference I 30 tween, these two oo\in?efi> of action^
except that a report by an a d hoc committee of ^uriets would
carry less weight than an ,\dvieory Opinion by the Courts
the point of view of the poeulMlitiee of s’KScese s Sir ?ohn Simon
feele no doubt that In the Interoetn of His Hajerty^ Government
a reference tn the Prmanent Court for an vdvisory opinion
would ho the preferable course, if only for the rear on that
the opinion of the Court could he given after full argument In
public 9 which would not he the care in the event of a reference
to a committee* of *1urlets c
10 o i\t the same time sir John Simon does not feel able to
agree altogether with the contentions advanced in paragraph ©
of your letter 0 Tho opinion given, whether it emanated from
the Permanent Court or from a committee of jurists , murt he
either in favour of or ag&inrt the Persian claim to sovereignty
over ttw; island© ? it would in effect he a decision on the legal
question involved* and it is most unlikely tiat the Council
would he disposed to take any other course than to adopt it*
If the opinion were in favour of the Persian contention (which
fir John Simon can only regard as in the highest degree unlikely*
at any rate if the opinion emanated from the Permanent Court}*
it does not seem probable that His pa.jesrty^ Government would
receive r.minort *\rom. other Members of the notmcil in a re^unal
to accent it* It is true that if the council were acting under
\rtiole l* 5 , the unanimity rule would prevent the Council from
adopting a report which Hie Hajerty^ Government were not
prepared to accept* It is also true that in the case of a
report under \rticle 15 which wap. accepted by all the ? r embere
of/
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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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- Reference
- 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