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'ARBITRATION CONCERNING BURAIMI AND THE COMMON FRONTIER BETWEEN ABU DHABI AND SA'ŪDI ARABIA' [With maps] [228r] (460/541)
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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ANNEX G, No. 10
Miscellaneous administrative activities by the Representatives in Dalmah of the
Ruler of Abu Dhabi
In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
From: Shakhbut bin Sultan.
To: ‘Abdul-Ghani bin Khaja ’All. [Late Customs Officer, Dalmah.]
After compliments,
[Bearer] Nasir bin Muhammad al-‘Ubaidan of Qatar, whose dinghy has drifted
to your place, is contacting you. [Please] estimate the value of the dinffiiv and
take half of its value from him. B y
Dated 14th Rabi‘ Awwal 1357.
*
[Note: —After receipt of this salvage payment, the dinghy was to be returned to
the owners. It will be observed that Shaikh Shakhbut is here exercising exactlv
the same rights over drifting vessels as were described in 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’s
Memorandum. (No. 2 in this Annex).]
In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
From: Shakhbut bin Sultan.
To: ‘Abbas bin ‘Abdullah. [Amir of Dalmah]—Also quoted in No. 1 of this
Annex.
After Compliments,
This is to inform you that out of Shaikh ‘Ahmad bin Khalaf’s crew there were
three men of Llwa; of these two Saif bin Musa and ‘Allawh bin al-‘Adhab have
joined ‘All bin Khamis al MazruT. He 1‘Ali] is either to pay their debt or you
should receive their Hasilahs from him. The third is a Saib named al-Namus, and
he has been carried away from Abu Dhabi, at the beginning of the diving season,
by Bin ’Amir, or [“ or ” written in copying pencil] by Salim bin Bakhit, and has
been taken by ‘Ibrahim bin Mahmud, who was opposed by Salim bin Bakhit.
You should receive his Hasilah from him.
[Usual ending.]
Dated 12th Rajab, 1358. [Seal]
From: Hazza‘ bin Sultan.
To: ‘Abbas bin ‘Abdullah [late Amir of Dalmah].
After compliments, etc.,
We would inform you that Harib bin Misfi has sent us a sum of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
one hundred and fifty-five by hand of ‘Ubaid bin Ibrahim. The son of Abdul-Hadi
is being sent to you. You should put him in prison until there is a boat going to
Qatar in which you may deport him.
[Usual ending].
Dated 10th [ ,] 1361. [Sea13
[Footnote:—] If any sheep, male or female, are available, please send us some.
[Note: ‘Abdul-Hadi was an Ahbadi of al-Buraimi, who migrated to Qatar.
The son committed some theft, so he was deported to his father.]
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (267 folios)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- 'ARBITRATION CONCERNING BURAIMI AND THE COMMON FRONTIER BETWEEN ABU DHABI AND SA'ŪDI ARABIA' [With maps]
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- 228r
- Author
- Āl Nahyān, Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultān
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- B.S. 14/371
- Title
- 'ARBITRATION CONCERNING BURAIMI AND THE COMMON FRONTIER BETWEEN ABU DHABI AND SA'ŪDI ARABIA' [With maps]
- Pages
- 228r:228v
- Author
- Āl Nahyān, Shaikh Haza' bin Sultān
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