'File 1/A/37 I Shaikh of Ras Al Khaimah'

Title:

'File 1/A/37 I Shaikh of Ras Al Khaimah'

Date:

1933/1935

Description:

Abstract: This file contains correspondence and documents related to Britain's relationship with the ruler of R'as al-Khaymah, Shaikh Sultan bin Salim al-Qasimi, and the contested ownership of Tamb/Tumb [Tunb] island.Much of the correspondence in the file is between the Political Residency in Bushire and the Residency Agent in Sharjah (in Arabic with English translations). The file also contains correspondence between Shaikh Sultan and the Political Residency in Bushire.The file contains the following documents:'Persian Claim to Tamb and Abu Musa' - a memorandum written by Dan Lascelles of the Foreign Office, 1934 (folio 107-114);a note on the ownership of Tamb prepared by the Political Residency in Bushire, 1935 (folios 167-168);'Note on Arab Custom of Holding Property "in Common"' written by Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, Political Agent in Kuwait, 1935 (folios 182-186).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 278; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 6-254; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Geographic region:

Ras al-Khaimah

Rights:

رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002dd_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002dd_en
IOR/R/15/2/1998
IOR/R/15/2/1998

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