'File 0223 Ras Al Khaimah Affairs'

Title:

'File 0223 Ras Al Khaimah Affairs'

Date:

1937/1949

Description:

Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to the affairs of Ra's al-Khaymah. The correspondence is mostly between the British Agency at Sharjah, the Political Agency at Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf at Bahrain, the Shaikh of Ra's al-Khaymah (Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī, later Saqr bin Muḥammad Āl Qasimī) and his brother (Muḥammad bin Sālim Āl Qasimī), and the Foreign Office.The papers cover numerous matters, including:the limits of the Shaikh's territory;the restoration of the British government's support to Ra's al-Khaymah (it had been withdrawn following Shaikh Sultan's lack of cooperation over a concession agreement with Petroleum Concessions Limited in 1938);Shaikh Sultan's claim over Tamb Island and the British government's desire for his flag to be permanently flown there;the 1946 conflict and subsequent stand-off between Shaikh Sultan and his brother, Muḥammad bin Sālim, which eventually resulted in the coup carried out by Muḥammad's son, Saqr, in early 1948;the recognition by the British of Saqr bin Muḥammad Āl Qasimī as the Shaikh of Ra's al-Khaymah;a complaint by Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Sulaiman, Shaikh of Bakha, of aggression by the people of Sha'am.Folio 121 is a genealogical chart of the Jowasim [Qawāsim] lineage.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 142; 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 2-141; 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

Subject:

Territorial rights

Geographic region:

Ras al-Khaimah

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00039b_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00039b_en
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