Author
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Publication Date
3 Nov 1945-10 Dec 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
231
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/861
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x000130
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
3 Nov 1945-10 Dec 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence relating to survey expeditions carried out in the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
(today's United Arab Emirates) region by 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, a subsidiary of Petroleum Concessions Limited. The correspondence is principally between the
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.
Agent at Sharjah, the Political Officer of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, also at Sharjah, 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.
at Bahrain, representatives of Petroleum Concessions Limited 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
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.
, the rulers of Sharjah, Ras al Khaimah [Ra's al-Khaymah], and Abu Dhabi, as well as the leaders of a number of more minor tribes.
The correspondence covers the arrangements for, and the progress of, survey work carried out by the company during the winters of 1945/46, 1946/47, and 1947/48, in the vicinities of Jabal Faiyah and Buraimi [Al-Buraymī], including a reconnaissance trip through
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
al Gor. Contained in the file are regular updates on the progress of the surveys sent by company representatives to either the
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.
Agent or the Political Officer at Sharjah.
Matters of a political nature were referred by the company to the
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.
Agent or the Political Officer, and the following issues are covered within the file:
numerous incidents of resistance from local Bedouin inhabitants, usually triggered by transgression of tribal boundaries;
pay arrangements for guards and labourers, including a strike by workers in October 1946;
the employment of non-British subjects (namely Americans);
tribal and territorial allegiances that impacted on the work of the surveyors.
Folio 102 is a sketch map of the area explored around Ajman [‘Ajmān] and Umm al Qaiwain [Umm al Qaywayn].
Folios 211-232 are internal office notes, including extracts from the oil concession agreement with Shaikh Sultan II bin Saqr of Sharjah [Sulṭān II bin Saqr Āl
Qāsimī
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.
].
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged chronologically.
