Author
witnesses
Publication Date
5 Apr 1939-9 Apr 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
317
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/2010
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x0002e9
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
5 Apr 1939-9 Apr 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding political developments in Dubai, primarily the impact (and continuation) of events as described in file IOR/R/15/2/2009, in which a reform movement opposed to Dubai's ruler emerged in the Shakyhdom but was subsequently quashed. The aftermath of this incident led to tensions between Dubai and Sharjah and a detailed account of these events is contained between folios 50-55.
The file also contains details of an alleged conspiracy against Dubai's ruler which resulted in five alleged conspirators being blinded. The file contains two accounts of this event written by witnesses (using pseudonyms). These accounts were sent to the editor of
al-Bahrayn
newspaper in Bahrain but were intercepted by the British authorities.
The majority of the correspondence is in English and between British officials, but the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence with local rulers that is in Arabic (with English translations).
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)
22/8 II
