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1. IOR/R/15/4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4
Title:
Residency Agency, Trucial Coast
Scope & Content:
Very few files have survived from the Residency Agency, probably because there was little methodical record keeping before the appointment of the British Political Officer in 1939. The series contains only seventeen files dating from 1930 to 1951. Subjects covered include boundaries, Sharjah Air ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1930-1951
Extent:
17 files (1878 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/4/15

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/15
Title:
File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary
Scope & Content:
The file contains confidential news reports from the Trucial Coast. The reports were prepared by the Political Officer (in winter) or Residency Agent (in summer) and sent to the Political Agency at Bahrain. Each report covers a range of matters and is organised in short sections under a sub-head...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1946-8 Feb 1950
Extent:
1 file (202 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/4/13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/13
Title:
File 34/3 Imports and exports
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence mostly between Khan Bahadur Saiyid Abdur Razzaq [Sayyid 'Abd al-Razzāq], Residency Agent at Sharjah, the Political Agency at Bahrain, the rulers of the Trucial Coast (United Arab Emirates), and several merchants. The papers relate to the trade of goods between t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Jul 1941-2 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 file (227 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/4/14

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/14
Title:
File 34/3 Imports and Exports of goods
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the import of methylated spirit for use in gas lamps from Karachi to Dubai and Sharjah. It includes lists of names of trustworthy merchants in Dubai and lists of commodities exported from the Trucial Coast to India including: dried fish, scrap-iron, mel...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 May 1937-2 Aug 1941
Extent:
1 file (211 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/4/9

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/9
Title:
File 0629 Correspondence regarding the land beneath the sea outside territorial waters
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the issue of oil concession grants for land beneath the sea beyond the three mile territorial limit. The correspondence is principally between the British Agency at Sharjah, the Political Agency at Bahrain, and the ruling shaikhs of the Trucial Coast [U...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Jun 1949-3 Jul 1950
Extent:
1 file (45 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/4/3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/3
Title:
File 0255 Boundaries
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the definition of tribal territories and boundaries in the Trucial Coast (United Arab Emirates). The correspondence is principally between the Residency Agent and Political Officer in Sharjah, the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Political Residency i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1934-29 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (162 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/4/4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/4
Title:
File 0425 Copies of Agreements, Concessions etc
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of the following agreements: Agreement between the British government and Shaikh Said bin Hamad [Sa‘īd bin Ḥamad Āl Qāsimī], ruler of Kalba, for facilitation of an airfield, 28 August 1936; Agreement between the British government and Shaikh Sa’id bin Maktum [Sa‘īd bin M...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1930-8 Jun 1948
Extent:
1 file (63 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/4/5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/5
Title:
File 0436 Sharjah Air Agreement
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to a renewal of the Sharjah Air Agreement between the British government and the ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr [Sulṭān II bin Saqr Āl Qasimī]. The correspondence is between the Political Officer for the Trucial Coast at Sharjah, Gordon Noel Ja...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1948-28 Jan 1950
Extent:
1 file (53 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/4/6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/6
Title:
File 0436/2 Sharjah Air Agreement
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence covering negotiations over a renewal of the Sharjah Air Agreement. Particulars include matters of rent payments, an expansion of the runway, and proposed additions to the draft agreement in line with the Kuwait Air Navigation Regulations. The correspondence is be...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Apr 1950-31 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (56 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/4/17

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/17
Title:
File 0223 Ras Al Khaimah Affairs
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the affairs of Ra's al-Khaymah. The correspondence is mostly between the British Agency at Sharjah, the Political Agency at Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf at Bahrain, the Shaikh of Ra's al-Khaymah (Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī, lat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 May 1937-3 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (140 folios)