Coll 30/3 'Trucial Coast: Sharjah Affairs'

Title:

Coll 30/3 'Trucial Coast: Sharjah Affairs'

Date:

1931/1948

Description:

Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding political developments in Sharjah and the surrounding area.The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between British officials including the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, several Royal Navy officers and India Office officials.The correspondence relates specifically to the following events:The seizure of power in Ras al-Khaimah by Saqr bin Mohammed bin Salim in 1948 (folios 3-4).Political tensions in Sharjah in 1938 (folios 5-7).Fighting between the rulers of Sharjah and 'Ajman in 1933/34 (folios 10-16).The murder of the Shaikh of Hamriyah and associated political fallout in 1931 (folios 19-66).The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the front of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 67; 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The front cover has an additional flap which wraps around to the back of the folder and so has been marked as a fold-out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Political activities

Geographic region:

Ras al-Khaimah
Sharjah
Trucial Coast

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000110_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000110_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3710
IOR/L/PS/12/3710

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