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11. IOR/R/15/1/241

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/241
Title:
'14/15 I, Succession at Dubai; 14/253 I, notice issued by Shaikh of Dubai'
Scope & Content:
Most of the correspondence concerns succession at Dubai: Letter from Residency Agent Shargah [Sharjah] No. 13, 10 April 1894 informing Resident of death of Shaikh Rashid bin Maktoom [Rashid bin Maktum]. Letter from Maktoom bin Hasher [Maktum bin Hashar] of 12 April 94 informing Resident of his h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1894-21 May 1942
Extent:
1 volume (20 folios)

12. IOR/R/15/1/289

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/289
Title:
14/240 I B. 69. JURISDICTION IN THE TRUCIAL SHAIKHDOMS
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to jurisdiction in the Trucial Shaikhdoms. The main correspondents are the India Office, Foreign Office, Political Resident Persian Gulf; Political Agent, Bahrain. The correspondence discusses the creation of new Orders-in-Council for the Trucial Coas...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1938-21 Apr 1947
Extent:
1 volume (217 folios)

13. IOR/R/15/1/282

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/282
Title:
Confidential B24 File No. 14/205 Capture by Persian Customs Preventive Service Boat of a Debai Boat off Tamb Island
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the seizure by a Persian customs launch of a boat carrying tea and sugar and implications for British prestige on the Arab coast. The file includes a sketch map of Jezirat Tunb [Tumb] (folio 4) and Jezirat Abu Musa (folio 9). Correspondents include the Senior Naval Of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 Jul 1928-31 Mar 1930
Extent:
1 Volume (366 folios)

14. IOR/R/15/1/276

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/276
Title:
ARAB COAST 14/194 Deposition of Shaikh Saqar bin Khalid and Succession of Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar as Shaikh of Sharjah. 1924.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the deposition of Shaikh Saqar bin Khalid and succession of Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar as Shaikh of Sharjah. The Political Resident Persian Gulf brokered an agreement over this succession which included the place of residence for the former ruler and payments. Includes ge...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1924-5 Dec 1932
Extent:
1 volume (206 folios)

15. IOR/R/15/1/271

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/271
Title:
Confidential B.27. File No. 14/168 Ownership of Halul Island and Mica at Halul.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses the ownership of the island of Halul which appeared to be visited by boats from Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial Coast with no one claiming exclusive rights. Reference is made to a letter from Captain A. Cotton Way, First Assistant to the Political Resident Persian Gulf c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Feb 1913-28 Jul 1920
Extent:
1 volume (18 folios)

16. IOR/R/15/1/285

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/285
Title:
14/225 I B 37 Unrest at Dubai and Trucial Coast Policy
Scope & Content:
Correspondence dealing with the unrest at Dubai due to the attempts on the life of Shaikh Sa'id bin Maktum by his cousins Shaikhs Rashid and Buti and their efforts to usurp him. The file includes a genealogical map of the family of Shaikh Sa'id bin Maktoum. Letters discuss how the British govern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1934-12 Mar 1936
Extent:
1 volume (169 folios)

17. IOR/R/15/1/292

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/292
Title:
File 14/262 Camel dispute between Shaikhs of Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Scope & Content:
This file concerns a conflict between Abu Dhabi and Dubai over their eastern border and consists of correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bahrain (William Rupert Hay; A.C. Galloway); Political Agent, Bahrain (Cornelius James Pelly); Residency Agent, Sharjah (Jasim ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1946-17 Jul 1948
Extent:
1 Volume (52 folios)

18. IOR/R/15/1/267

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/267
Title:
Bushire Residency File 14/163 I, Ajman affairs, 26 Oct 1910-27 Aug 1921
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning Ajman affairs. The Correspondence describes the Sheikh of Ajman having rejected the present from the Political Resident Persian Gulf and a public refusal to receive letters from the Residency Agent; his alleged participation with the Bin Luta family in intrigues which l...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1910-27 Aug 1921
Extent:

2 volumes (volume I 125 folios, volume II 249 folios)

19. IOR/R/15/1/273

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/273
Title:
14/172 I VOL. B. 68. ARAB COASTS & MISCELLANEOUS
Scope & Content:
This file contains reports and correspondence relating to the ownership of some islands in the Gulf, namely, the islands of Farsi, Arabi, Harqus, Al Karan and Al Kurain. The reports and correspondence are mainly between the India Office, London; the Foreign Office, London; Political Resident Per...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
14 Jul 1914-20 May 1947
Extent:
1 volume (204 folios)

20. IOR/R/15/1/270

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/270
Title:
'14/165, 14/170 (1) B.I. Agent’s difficulties at Debai (2) Troops at Dibai B 20’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discussing the death of the agent of the British Indian Steam Navigation (B.I) company in Dubai. A new agent was sent out but the Shaikh of Dubai, Shaikh Butti bin Soheil, refused him permission to land. The First Assistant of the Residency, Captain Birdwood then accompanied the n...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Oct 1912-19 Feb 1914
Extent:
1 volume (119 folios)