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'File 1/A/37 I Shaikh of Ras Al Khaimah' [184r] (372/560)
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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© 144.
know them are tyrannous and. hostile alv/ays to individual
interests. It, in other words, tends to perpetuate the
patriarchal or tribal system, which admits only the Shaikh
or the head of the family(hamoula) as the authority to be
obeyed. Hence the perpetual hostility, for instance, of the
tribes of Arabia, to being ruled by a King like Ibn Saud,
and hence the lack of ’’patriotism” as we know it, and the
impossibility of getting tribes ever to cooperate together
in big or small things - The beginning and end of a man’s
ideas on life being the family and the tribe.
VIII. To turn now to system (b) - See para 1 above:
A ’’tribe” always owns its grazing and tribal lands
(including wells etc.) jointly, and never individually. And
in consequence the tribe as a whole jealously guard its
possessions against aggression from outside tribes. Under
the system also the position of the tribal boundaries are
known exactly, by every man woman and child, and are handed
down from father to son. Wells also are more often than
not marked with tribal mark (Wasm) in similar way to their
camels.
The Shaikh of the tribe may of course detail certain
wells and grazing areas during the Summer months to certain
sections and families of the tribe, as he thinks tit, but
this is purely for convenience sake. He may of course
not sell or part with any portion ol fhe tribe s lands or
grazing grounds to anyone. Every man knows this. The
tribes lands are his ’’trust”.
IX. Under the same system, if a neighbouring tribe,
on friendly terms, happens to be short ct grazing in its
own country, it is always permitted to enter the tribal
lands of its neighbours on payment of a nominal tribute to
the Shaikh of the tribe acting the part of ’’host”. This
(although /
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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