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IOR/R/15/2/2009
- Record Id:
- 040-000230365
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002e8
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100027761692.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/2009
- Title:
- File 22/8 Dubai Reforms
- Scope & Content:
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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 that emerged in the Shaikhdom in that year.
The correspondence contained in the file is a mixture of internal correspondence between British officials and correspondence with local Shaikhs, primarily the aforementioned Shaikh Said and Shaikh Mani' bin Rashid al Maktoum. The correspondence with local Shaikhs is in Arabic and accompanied by English translations.
Much of the correspondence in the file is between the Residency Agent in Sharjah and local Shaikhs, this correspondence is also in Arabic with English translations.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000230352
038-000230353
040-000230365 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/1998-2022 : Bahrain Agency, Additional files
IOR/R/15/2/1998-2015 : Confidential Files
IOR/R/15/2/2009 : File 22/8 Dubai Reforms - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0013]/037-000230352[0001]/038-000230353[0012]/040-000230365
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (403 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002e8
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1938
- End Date:
- 1939
- Date Range:
- 9 Jul 1938-29 May 1939
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences on the first page of text with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 403; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel throughout the file; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. An earlier, circled foliation system also in pencil is contained between folios 140-399 and has been crossed out.
- Former External References:
- 22/8
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)