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'File 0223 Ras Al Khaimah Affairs'

Title	'File 0223 Ras Al Khaimah Affairs'
Author	an agent. at Sharjah
Publication Date:	18 May 1937-3 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject	1
Type	Document
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	140
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/4/17
Record ID	vdc_100000000831.0x00039b
Library Location	British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date	18 May 1937-3 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	The file contains correspondence relating to the affairs of Ra's al-Khaymah. The correspondence is mostly between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bahrain, the Shaikh of Ra's al-Khaymah (Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī, later Saqr bin Muḥammad Āl Qasimī) and his brother (Muḥammad bin Sālim Āl Qasimī), and the Foreign Office. The papers cover numerous matters, including: the limits of the Shaikh's territory; the restoration of the British government's support to Ra's al-Khaymah (it had been withdrawn following Shaikh Sultan's lack of cooperation over a concession agreement with Petroleum Concessions Limited in 1938); Shaikh Sultan's claim over Tamb Island and the British government's desire for his flag to be permanently flown there; the 1946 conflict and subsequent stand-off between Shaikh Sultan and his brother, Muḥammad bin Sālim, which eventually resulted in the coup carried out by Muḥammad's son, Saqr, in early 1948; the recognition by the British of Saqr bin Muḥammad Āl Qasimī as the Shaikh of Ra's al-Khaymah; a complaint by Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Sulaiman, Shaikh of Bakha, of aggression by the people of Sha'am. Folio 121 is a genealogical chart of the Jowasim [ Qawāsim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] lineage.
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	The file is arranged chronologically.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	File 0223

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'File 0223 Ras Al Khaimah Affairs'

Author an agent. at Sharjah

Publication Date 18 May 1937-3 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject 1

Type Document

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 140

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/4/17

Record ID vdc_100000000831.0x00039b

Library Location British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Date 18 May 1937-3 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes The file contains correspondence relating to the affairs of Ra's al-Khaymah. The correspondence is mostly between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bahrain, the Shaikh of Ra's al-Khaymah (Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī, later Saqr bin Muḥammad Āl Qasimī) and his brother (Muḥammad bin Sālim Āl Qasimī), and the Foreign Office. The papers cover numerous matters, including: the limits of the Shaikh's territory; the restoration of the British government's support to Ra's al-Khaymah (it had been withdrawn following Shaikh Sultan's lack of cooperation over a concession agreement with Petroleum Concessions Limited in 1938); Shaikh Sultan's claim over Tamb Island and the British government's desire for his flag to be permanently flown there; the 1946 conflict and subsequent stand-off between Shaikh Sultan and his brother, Muḥammad bin Sālim, which eventually resulted in the coup carried out by Muḥammad's son, Saqr, in early 1948; the recognition by the British of Saqr bin Muḥammad Āl Qasimī as the Shaikh of Ra's al-Khaymah; a complaint by Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Sulaiman, Shaikh of Bakha, of aggression by the people of Sha'am. Folio 121 is a genealogical chart of the Jowasim [ Qawāsim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] lineage.

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme The file is arranged chronologically.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) File 0223