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6101. IOR/R/15/2/1999

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1999
Title:
File 1/A/37 Shaikh of Ras Al Khaimah
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence concerning relations between Britain and the ruler of Ras Al Khaimah [Ra's al-Khaymah], Shaikh Sultan bin Salim Āl Qāsimī. The correspondence in the file is between British officials from the Political Residency in Bushire, the Political Agency in Bahrain and t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Jun 1935-22 Feb 1940
Extent:
1 file (337 folios)

6102. IOR/R/15/2/2000

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2000
Title:
File 3/21 Political Officer, Qatar and Political Affairs, Qatar
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials, primarily in the Political Agency, Bahrain and the Persian Gulf Residency, Bahrain. The correspondence discusses Britain's desire to establish some form of British representation in Qatar, either through the creation of the post of a A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 May 1948-27 Jul 1950
Extent:
1 file (47 folios)

6103. IOR/R/15/2/2001

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2001
Title:
File 10/10 II Oils and Minerals
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials, oil company executives and local rulers regarding the exploration for oil (and the granting of oil concessions) in the Trucial Coast region. The correspondence primarily relates to the activities of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Nov 1935-19 Feb 1936
Extent:
1 file (85 folios)

6104. IOR/R/15/2/2002

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2002
Title:
File 10/12 IX Oils and Minerals - Trucial Coast Oil, P.C.L.
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence, reports and a map regarding exploration for oil and the granting of oil concessions (and related British Government policy) in the states of the Trucial Coast. Much of the correspondence is between British officials in the India Office, the Foreign Office, the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1937-21 Feb 1940
Extent:
1 file (344 folios)

6105. IOR/R/15/2/2003

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2003
Title:
File 17/19 Establishment of Telegraphic Communications in Doha and in Dubai
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the possibility of establishing a telegraphic office in Doha as per the stipulations of the 1916 treaty signed between Britain and Qatar. Contrary to what the title of the file implies, Dubai is only mentioned in passing and D...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1946-11 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (45 folios)

6106. IOR/R/15/2/2004

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2004
Title:
File 18/4 Jurisdiction Over Foreigners in Qatar: Qatar Order in Council
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar as per the Order in Council agreed between the two countries. The file contains correspondence regarding the wording and details of the Order in Council and contains versions of the docume...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jul 1935-14 Oct 1950
Extent:
1 file (260 folios)

6107. IOR/R/15/2/2006

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2006
Title:
File 21/7 Arms and Ammunition for the Shaikh of Qatar: Machine Guns for Shaikh of Qatar
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding Britain supplying Qatar with arms and ammunition. The correspondence is primarily between officials at the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Political Residency in Bahrain and the British Agency in Doha. The file also contain...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1947-14 Nov 1950
Extent:
1 file (160 folios)

6108. IOR/R/15/2/2007

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2007
Title:
File 22/4 I Trucial Coast Intrigues + Policy
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a number of specific incidents on the Trucial Coast as well as more general discussions concerning British Government policy and aims in the region. The specific incidents discussed include unrest in Dubai caused by oppositi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1934-24 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (282 folios)

6109. IOR/R/15/2/2008

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2008
Title:
File 22/6 Abu Dhabi
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the Shaikhdom of Abu Dhabi and its ruler, Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Topics discussed in the file include the dynamics of power in the Shaikhdom, Shaikh Shakhbut's perceived 'discourtesy' to British officials and arms purc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1935-7 Aug 1940
Extent:
1 file (53 folios)

6110. IOR/R/15/2/2009

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2009
Title:
File 22/8 Dubai Reforms
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding political developments in Dubai in 1938, specifically the tensions that developed between the ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher Āl Maktūm and members of the Al Bu Falasah branch of his tribe, as well as the related reform movement tha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Jul 1938-29 May 1939
Extent:
1 file (403 folios)

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