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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [109r] (222/1028)
The record is made up of 1 volume (510 folios). It was created in 19 May 1927-14 Nov 1939. It was written in English. 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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haikh of Abu Dhabi could not attend as he was away at Baraimi. His
J^cellency the Commander-in-Chief, accompanied by four Senior Officers,
landed and paid a visit to the town. He was given a friendly reception.
steamers and three
7. Shipping .—During 1936, fifty-five British
German steamers called at Dubai and Sharjah.
Medical .—Smallpox broke out in Epidemic form along the Trucial
Coast in the month of December 1935. A vaccinator and a large quantity
of vaccine were sent by air to the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
from Bahrain and a large
number of people were vaccinated in various towns of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
The Medical Officer, Victoria Memorial Hospital, Bahrain, visited Dubai
by air in January and during his stay at Dubai he vaccinated a number of
people. Among the deaths from smallpox was Shaikh Humaid bin Shaikh
Rashid bin Sultan, son of the Shaikh of Dibah. Mr. W. C. Janes, the
former Staton Superintendent, Imperial Airways, at Sharjah, visited
Dubai, Ajman, Hira and Khan at the request of the various Shaikhs in
order to vaccinate the people. The epidemic abated and ultimately ceased
towards the end of October.
9. Raids and Disturbances .—Some petty tribal raiding, camel steal
ing and occasional crimes of violence occurred in various places near the
Coast, but there were no serious disturbances.
On 27th January 1936, an Indian, name unknown, travelling from
Dibah to Ras al Khaimah on a hired camel was murdered at a place called
Alshaghi about 7 miles from Ras al Khaimah. Strong circumstantial evi
dence pointed to the fact that the murderer was one ’Abdullah bin Salim
bin Malkash of Shihuh, who is believed to have shot the Indian dead while
he was performing his prayers.
As the Shihuh tribe inhabit Muscat territory the
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.
,
Muscat approached the Muscat Government on the subject and asked what
steps they proposed to take in order to deal with the murderer.
The Muscat Government instructed the Shaikh of Shihuh tribe to
surrender ’Abdullah bin Salim for trial. The Shaikh, however, refused
to take action before he was proved guilty.
Negotiations for the surrender of ’Abdullah bin Salim were still being
carried on at the end of the year. Exhaustive enquiries throughout the
year failed to elicit the name of the murdered Indian.
10 oil. —(1) British Interests. —(i) During the year under review the
Shaikh of Ajman granted to the D’Arcy Exploration Company, Limited,
a two-year option to explore for oil within the limits of his territory.
(ii) Major Frank Holmes visited Sharjah in May in connection with
oil negotiations with the other Trucial Chiefs. His visit met with little
success.
(iii) Major Holmes returned to Sharjah in September to resume nego
tiations with the Shaikh of Dubai. Although the Concession was not
actually signed, Major Holmes is reported to have paid the shaikh of
Dubai Rs. 30,000. .
fiv) The Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah also visited Sharjah m September
in connection with the Concessions but nothing definite was de ^ ld ®f - e
realised that Concessions for the Southern Shaikhdoms were no being as
eagerly sought for as those for the Northern Shal k hd(>ms , of , Dub ^ e a , n ^
Dhabi He therefore tried to bring about a combine and deuanded a con
solidated concession from Petroleum Concessions lumded^ He appears to
have succeeded with Sharjah but the Shaikh of
and Abu Dhabi would lose by this and so refused to have anything
with the se Petroleum Concessions Limited explored Dubai
and ( Ibu Dhabi durfng the two last months of the year, but up to the end
of the period under review no report was received.
46(C) ExAffairsDept.
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This volume contains copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' 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 and printed at the Government of India Press in New Delhi for the years 1926-1938.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland
- Administration Report of the Kerman and Bandar Abbas Consulates
- Administration Report for Fars
- Report on AIOC [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Southern Area
- Administration Report of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections including the following:
- Visitors
- British interests
- Foreign Interests
- Local Government
- Military
- Communications
- Trade Developments
- Slavery
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written by 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. .
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- 1 volume (510 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 512. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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