IOR/R/15/2/1999

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 the Native Agency in Sharjah as well as with Shaikh Sultan directly (in Arabic with English translations).

Much of the correspondence relates to Shaikh Sultan's perceived 'discourtesy' towards the British authorities, notably an incident in 1937 when W G Agnew, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf, called on Ra's al-Khaymah and the Shaikh was not there to receive him (despite having been officially informed of the visit previously). An account of the incident written by Agnew is contained on folio 118.

The correspondence also discusses a number of other issues including Shaikh Salim's desire for a steamer to regularly visit Ra's al Khaymah, the possibility of a geologist visiting Ra's al-Khaymah and his relations with Muscat.

The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence from Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo, a Bahraini merchant who acted as an intermediary between the British authorities and Shaikh Sultan.