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IOR/R/15/4/3
- Record Id:
- 040-000241983
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000241980
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00034d
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025675345.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/4/3
- Title:
- File 0255 Boundaries
- Scope & Content:
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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 in the Persian Gulf at Bushire (Bahrain from 1946), the Foreign Office, and a number of rulers and representatives of the Trucial Coast shaikhdoms.
Matters covered by the file include:
- the dispute over the border between Abu Dhabi and Dubai;
- the influence of Saudi Arabia, including the collection of taxes in the Trucial Coast by Saudi agents;
- claims of sovereignty over the islands and mainland territories of the Trucial Coast by its rulers;
- the presence of Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) workers in Abu Dhabi territory;
- the camel routes between Buraimi, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar, including a sketch map (folio 153).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000241980
040-000241983 - 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/15/4 : Residency Agency, Trucial Coast
IOR/R/15/4/3 : File 0255 Boundaries - Contains:
- IOR/R/15/4/3, f 153 : Sketch map of camel routes between Abu Dhabi, Buraimi, and Qatar
Click here to View / search full list of parts of IOR/R/15/4/3 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0004]/036-000241980[0003]/040-000241983
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (162 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00034d
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1934
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 3 Jul 1934-29 Nov 1949
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 165; 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 between ff 3-163; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
- Former External References:
- File 0255
- Arrangement:
- The file is arranged chronologically.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)