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'File 1/A/37 I Shaikh of Ras Al Khaimah' [127r] (258/560)
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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or at any rate ex tra~legally, today)„ and sfould be justified in
International opinion in uBlng any of the means ahleh the
extent of British interests and commitmenta might give them In
order to establish their position, r *he reanlting situation
would be far 'worre than that which exlstr :it present, and would
seem likely to produce most undesirable reeulte on British
prestige In. the Piddle Taeto
11 o But in any case Blr John Simon doer not consider that
It would be possible in practice to prevent the legal question
being dm It with by either the Permanent Court or a committee of
.Jurists, and he regains definitely of opinion that in the event
of an appeal by Persia to the Council, the wisest, and indeed
the only possible course for His Fajesty*8 Co verument it to face
the situation boldly, not to raine any objectioa to the Council’s
dealing with the miter, and to state their willingness that the
legal question should be referred to the Permanent Court* Xt
may be preferable that this should be done by meanr of a request
by the CoimotX for an \clvirory Opinion rather than by a reference
by special agreement between the par tier, but this is not a
point on which a decision need be taken at present© fir John
rimon ventures to think that once the Persian claim bar received
the publicity involved in its being brought before the Cornell,
the object of Hie Jeety*8 Government should be to ensure
either that it is disposed of once for all, or that the
responsibility for this not being done should rest entirely with
the Persian aoyernrncnto If the Persian Govemmr ;it agree to a
reference to the Permanent Court, the on in Ion of the law officers
givee every reason for believing that the result will be to put
an end to the Persian claim once and for all® If on the other
hand the Persian Government refused a reference to the Court
which His Fajerty’s Government had accented, Persia would have
placed/
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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