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7501. 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)

7502. 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)

7503. 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)

7504. 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)

7505. 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)

7506. 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)

7507. IOR/R/15/2/2010

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2010
Title:
File 22/8 II Dubai Affairs
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding political developments in Dubai, primarily the impact (and continuation) of events as described in file IOR/R/15/2/2009, in which a reform movement opposed to Dubai's ruler emerged in the Shakyhdom but was subsequently quashed...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1939-9 Apr 1940
Extent:
1 file (317 folios)

7508. IOR/R/15/2/2010A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2010A
Title:
File 22/15 Dubai-Abu Dhabi Boundary Dispute
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding a period of tensions and hostilities that took place between the rulers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher Āl Maktūm and Shaikh Shakhbūṭ bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān respectively. The correspondence discusses the reasons behind this c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1945-26 Aug 1946
Extent:
1 file (292 folios)

7509. IOR/R/15/2/2011

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2011
Title:
File 22/21 Shaikh Sultan bin Salim of Ras-Al-Khaimah
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding political developments in Ras Al Khaimah [Ra's al-Khaymah], particularly regarding its ruler, Shaikh Sultan bin Salim Āl Qāsimī. The correspondence discusses tensions and sporadic conflict that arose between Shaikh Sultan and members of his family, pr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
31 Aug 1946-11 Jun 1950
Extent:
1 file (315 folios)

7510. IOR/R/15/2/2012

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2012
Title:
File 38/7 P. C. L. Umm Al Quwain Concession
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the granting of a concession to Petroleum Concessions Limited for the right to explore for oil in the Shaikhdom of Umm al-Quwain. The file contains a copy of an agreement that was signed in 1938 between Petroleum Concessions Limited and Shaikh Ahmad...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Jan 1945-5 Mar 1946
Extent:
1 file (84 folios)

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