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

Title:

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

Date:

1935/1940

Description:

Abstract: This file contains correspondence concerning relations between Britain and the ruler of Ras Al Khaimah [Ra's al-Khaymah], Shaikh Sultan bin Salim Āl Qāsimī.The correspondence in the file is between British officials from the Political Residency in Bushire, the Political Agency in Bahrain and the Native Agency in Sharjah as well as with Shaikh Sultan directly (in Arabic with English translations).Much of the correspondence relates to Shaikh Sultan's perceived 'discourtesy' towards the British authorities, notably an incident in 1937 when W G Agnew, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf, called on Ra's al-Khaymah and the Shaikh was not there to receive him (despite having been officially informed of the visit previously). An account of the incident written by Agnew is contained on folio 118.The correspondence also discusses a number of other issues including Shaikh Salim's desire for a steamer to regularly visit Ra's al Khaymah, the possibility of a geologist visiting Ra's al-Khaymah and his relations with Muscat.The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence from Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo, a Bahraini merchant who acted as an intermediary between the British authorities and Shaikh Sultan.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 336. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-333; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Geographic region:

Ras al-Khaimah

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002de_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002de_en
IOR/R/15/2/1999
IOR/R/15/2/1999

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