Author
a sovereign
Publication Date
26 Sep 1934-25 Jun 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng,fas
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
205
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/248
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0000dd
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
26 Sep 1934-25 Jun 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence relating to the islands of Bahrain, Tanb (also written as Tamb) [Greater and Lesser Tumb] and Abu Musa in the context of the Persian claim to these islands. The main correspondents are Senior Naval Officer
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
;
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
(Trenchard Craven Fowle); H.M. Minister, Tehran (Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen); Under Secretary of State, Foreign Office (John Charles Walton); Sheikh Sultan bin Salim, ruler of Ras al Khaimah Topics of letters include:
The attitude of Shaikh Sultan bin Salim, the ruler of Ras al Khaimah.
The British approach to a possible Persian claim over Bahrain at the Council of League of Nations.
Interception of letters from the Persian Governement to the local shaikh at Tanb.
Account of a conversation between a French Admiral (Contre-Amiral Rivet) and the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah.
A
firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
contained in a envelope (folio 179a).
The removal and replacement of the Ras al Khaimah flag on Tanb.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 14/88/III Confidential Series: B33
