Author
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
with an emphasis on the boundary between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. On this topic
Publication Date
30 Apr 1947-23 Mar 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
111
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/2015
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x0002ee
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
30 Apr 1947-23 Mar 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence regarding the delimitation of the boundaries of the
Trucial states
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
with an emphasis on the boundary between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. On this topic, the file contains a detailed letter by Patrick Desmond Stobart, Political Officer on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
that includes an appendix that gives details of the territorial claims of Dubai and Abu Dhabi (folios 36-51).
The file contains three maps, two identical copies of a hand-drawn sketch map of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
(folios 6 and 9) and a hand-drawn sketch map of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
marking details of the Dubai-Abu Dhabi boundary dispute (folio 33).
The majority of the correspondence in the file is in English, but a limited amount in Arabic is also contained within, including a letter sent from the ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher Āl Maktūm to Cornelius James Pelly, the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in Bahrain (folio 75).
The file also contains correspondence between British officials and Petroleum Development (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Limited, the subsidiary of Petroleum Concessions Limited that operated in the states along the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
38/17
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
Sketch Map of the Trucial Coast
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/2/2015, f 6
Sketch Map of the Trucial Coast
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/2/2015, f 9
'Dubai - Abu Dhabi Boundary Dispute'
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/2/2015, f 33
