Author
an agent.
at Sharjah
Publication Date
29 Jan 1946-15 Apr 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
86
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/4/16
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x00039a
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
29 Jan 1946-15 Apr 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence relating to the dispute between Abu Dhabi and Dubai over Khor Ghanadhah. The correspondence is 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, 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
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) 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
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
Included in the file is correspondence from 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 reporting their intentions to carry out geological surveying in the area and expressing their desire for clarity on boundary issues.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged chronologically.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
File 0216
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
Sketch map showing the claims of Abu Dhabi and Dubai over the area of Khor Ghanadhah
1 image
Ref: IOR/R/15/4/16, f 21