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'ARBITRATION CONCERNING BURAIMI AND THE COMMON FRONTIER BETWEEN ABU DHABI AND SA'ŪDI ARABIA' [With maps] [20v] (45/541)
The record is made up of 1 volume (267 folios). It was created in 1940s-1955. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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(6) See Annex B, No. 21.
“ In January 1855 a Shu’ai belonging to one ’Abdul Karim of Bahrain,
having been driven by a storm to take Jeto Jiear Khor-a_ Od d as
attacked and plundered there by two Baghiahs of Abu Dhab th ay
’Abdul Karim himself was wounded and one of his men was k 1 . ine
Sh“kh of Abu Dhab,, Zaid-bin-KhaUfah who had o the
Sbaikhdom at first demurred to settling the case on the ground mat it had
occurred inider his predecessor; but, this plea having been disallowed, he
complied with the demands made on him through Commodore Ethersey by
paying full compensation for the robbery and $600 as Diyah or blood-money
on account of the murdered man, and by causing the two offending Baghiahs
tr* Vip Wnmt
16. In 1858, an attack by the Jawasim on a village in the territory of the
Shaikh of Dubai brought Shaikh Zaid to his assistance. He, Shaikh Zaid,
“ sent for the bedouins in his neighbourhood such as those who were
present in Abu Dhabi, members of the Manasir and Mazari [Beni Yas]
tribes, and called upon them to repair overland to Sharjah ” <2> .
Only the intervention of 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 prevented the capture and sack of
Sharjah by the combined forces of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
17. It was during Shaikh Zaid’s reign that Palgrave visited Sharjah, and
described the Bani Yas as being fiercely hostile to the Wahhabis (3) . A few years
later (in 1869), the Wahhabis were finally expelled from Buraimi by Saiyid ‘Azzan
of ‘Oman 4 , when Shaikh Zaid, whose house had always been on close and friendly
terms with Muscat, accepted an allowance from Saiyid ‘Azzan in return for defend
ing this frontier of ‘Oman.
18. In the same year (1869), a party of the Qubaisat again left Abu Dhabi,
to settle in the Khaur al-‘Udaid, where they claimed to form a state entirely separate
from Abu Dhabi. The careful inquiries made in 1871 by the British Political
Resident led him to the conclusion that ‘Udaid was “ undoubtedly situated within
the jurisdiction of the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi ” (5, . The situation was complicated,
however, by the despatch to Dauhah in Qatar of a detachment of troops by the
Turks (who had occupied Hasa in 1871) and their subsequent attempt to bring the
‘Udaid settlement under their flag. A series of acts of piracy committed by the
Udaid colonists, or by others using ‘Udaid as a base, led to active intervention
by the British authorities. A warship was sent there in 1877, with the intention of
persuading them to reunite with Abu Dhabi or, in case of failure, of assisting the
Ruler of Abu Dhabi to coerce them. On the ship’s arrival, it was found that they
, e( " to Dauhah, where they remained about a year. In 1880, they accepted an
o er from Shaikh Zaid to return to Abu Dhabi, where their property and date-
palms were restored to them. p F J
whhtL Qub 1 aisa , t at ‘ Udaid maintained close relations
ofAbJ D^ia? Sh ° f who u thereb y earned the ill will of the Ruler
Abu Dhabi: in ,88 l! the year'^te^their^re/um; he Enounced ^his^hitention* of
°Se p ;i; e r sr r of
SAr„S^^X e DM 1 n n ^S^^ ata - ^ - Ca 7 ¥ °- Ut a “d aSTsSsS
earners irom near Abu Dhabi In 1885, Manasir of the A1 bu Shaar section rarricH
off some camels and slaves from near Dauhah belomW to s^uK i f d
retaliated by sending tribesmen to raid Ah,i ni™K;rrn 1 Shaikh Jasim > wh o
in 1888. Manasir—again of the A) M ah r, a S«,? e ” war br ° ke “ ut
outskirts of Dauhah itself. Shaikh Jasim retaSn H?, 1 4 S- V , e ?’ some from the
200 camels. Shaikh Zaid then sent his son Khalifi? L u lw 1 a ’ and seizin g
battle which followed, a number of ^ and > in the
were killed. Shaikh Jasim himself then led a for.™ 8 ?^ lkh Jasim s son > <A h-
Reaching Liwa early in 1889, they drove the ManaslSnd BanTYaf d ^e Dhafrah< 6 >.
their huts into a fort, where they were overwhelm^ ta i m X as mhabitants from
of about 200. many of whom^oSStltn^it^
(1) Lorimer, op. cit., i. 170.
(2) See Annex B, No. 18.
i3) Central and Eastem Archives (London, 1865), ii 234
eVen ‘’ 566 Par ‘ VU ° f ,his Memorial.
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- Content
This volume relates to the arbitration concerning Buraimi [Al Buraymī] and the common frontier between Abu Dhabi and Sa'ūdi Arabia. The main body of text is a publication, which is introduced as being a '[M]emorial submitted by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'. The memorial, which was submitted to the arbitration tribunal, begins with an introduction and a copy of the Arbitration Agreement, concluded at Jedda [Jeddah] on 30 July 1954 and titled as follows: 'Arbitration Agreement Between the Government of the United Kingdom (Acting on Behalf of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and His Highness Sultan Said bin Taimur) and the Government of Saudi Arabia' (ff 8-10). The memorial itself is divided into two halves: vol I and vol II. Vol I (ff 10-83) provides an overview of the dispute, which is structured as follows:
- 'Part I: The Nature of the Dispute Submitted to the Tribunal' (ff 10-14)
- 'Part II: Topographical Description of the Two Areas in Dispute' (ff 14-17)
- 'Part III: Historical Bases of the Claims of the Rulers of Abu Dhabi and the Sultan of Muscat to the Areas in Dispute' (ff 18-30)
- 'Part IV: The Economy of the Disputed Areas' (ff 30-32)
- 'Part V: The Tribes' (ff 33-39)
- 'Part VI: The Exercise of Jurisdiction' (ff 40-44)
- 'Part VII: Sa'ūdi Pretensions to an Ancestral Claim to Territories in Eastern Arabia' (ff 44-46)
- 'Part VIII: Revival of the Sa'ūdi Dynasty After 1900, and the Subsequent Development of the Dispute' (ff 47-62)
- 'Part IX: The Contentions of the Government of the United Kingdom in Regard to the Burden of Proof…' (ff 62-64)
- 'Part X: The Contentions of the Government of the United Kingdom in Regard to the Factors Mentioned in Article IV of the Arbitration Agreement' (ff 65-83)
- 'Part XI: Final Submissions of the Government of the United Kingdom Acting on Behalf of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and His Highness the Sultān Sa‘īd bin Taymūr' (f 83v).
Vol II of the memorial (ff 84-254) is formed of thirteen annexes, which include the following: copies of texts of relevant treaties and engagements; copies of British documents relating to the history of Abu Dhabi and of the Buraimi Zone; copies of correspondence and documents relating to the development of the dispute; information about Līwa and the Buraimi Oasis; evidence concerning the exercise of jurisdiction by the Ruler of Abu Dhabi over the coast of the disputed area and the adjacent islands; notes on various tribes based in the disputed area; genealogical tables of the Rulers of Abu Dhabi, Muscat and 'Omān, and Najd.
The volume concludes with a series of maps (some of which are photocopies and are reduced in size), relating to the disputed area (ff 256-264). It should be noted that Map B is not present. However, included with the other maps is a gazetteer of place names (ff 265-268), in which each place name is given map co-ordinates, presumably referring to positions on the missing Map B. Written in pencil on the first page is the following note: 'Evaluates Map B'.
In addition, a small sketch map of Arabia appears at the beginning of the volume (f 4).
The Arabic material consists of some text in a couple of the maps found at the rear of the volume.
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- 1 volume (267 folios)
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The main body of text is formed of two halves. The first half (vol I) consists of nine parts, most of which are divided into sections. The second half (vol II) is composed of thirteen annexes. Both halves are preceded by a table of contents.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio, which is contained within a pouch attached to the inside back cover, with 268; 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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'ARBITRATION CONCERNING BURAIMI AND THE COMMON FRONTIER BETWEEN ABU DHABI AND SA'ŪDI ARABIA' [With maps]
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:4r, 5r:7v, 10v:25v, 27r:28v, 30v:45v, 47r:57r, 58v:87v, 100r:107r, 109r:127r, 128r, 130r:141v, 142v:143v, 144v:145v, 155r:155v, 157r:157v, 158v, 160r:161r, 162r:165v, 168r:169v, 170v:171r, 173v, 175r:176r, 178r:178v, 181r:181v, 183r:183v, 185r:188v, 190r:201v, 203r:206v, 207v:208r, 209r:210r, 212v:213r, 216r:216v, 218r, 220r:220v, 222r:223v, 227v, 229r:232r, 233v:234r, 240v, 242r:244r, 246r:246v, 250r:251r, 252r:255r, 265r:268v
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