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IOR/R/15/4/16
- Record Id:
- 040-000241996
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000241980
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00039a
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025781747.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/4/16
- Title:
- File 0216 Dispute over Khur Ghanadhah
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence relating to the dispute between Abu Dhabi and Dubai over Khor Ghanadhah. The correspondence is between the British Agency at Sharjah, the Political Agency at Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf at Bahrain, Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm, the ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Shakhbūṭ bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān, the ruler of Abu Dhabi, and representatives of Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Ltd.
The correspondence comprises of the claims (and counter claims) of the two rulers to the territory of Khor Ghanadhah set out in detail, at the request of the British. Reference is made to various incidents of conflict that took place in the disputed area, with numerous witness statements included. Near the back of the file (folios 70-71) are the summarised claims of each ruler with comments and points allocated to each by the Political Officer, Trucial Coast.
Included in the file is correspondence from Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited reporting their intentions to carry out geological surveying in the area and expressing their desire for clarity on boundary issues.
- 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
040-000241996 - 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/15/4/16 : File 0216 Dispute over Khur Ghanadhah - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0004]/036-000241980[0016]/040-000241996
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (86 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00039a
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1946
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 29 Jan 1946-15 Apr 1948
- 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 inside back cover with 88; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-78; 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 0216
- Arrangement:
- The file is arranged chronologically.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)