'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [‎28v] (63/396)

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PERSIAN GULP ADMINISTRATION REPORT
chapter ix.
ADMINISTRATION EE POET FOE THE TEUCIAL COAST TOE THE
YEAE 1915.
The history of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ha? happily been free fiom events this
year, and there is not much of interest
GeneraL to record.
The plague, mentioned in last year's report, as having abated, did not
recur.
The Pearl Market remained bad until the end of the year when it showed
signs of reviving. The coast suffered great inconvenience by the stoppage of
the slow mail steamers, but the merchants are adapting themselves to the
changed conditions, and trade with India by sailing boat has revived.
The only incident which occurred in this principality was a dispute bet
ween the Shaikh of Eas-el-Khaimah and
Eas-ei-Khamaah, ^ig subordinate, the Headman of Earns.
The latter was dismissed and imprisoned by the Shaikh, but was eventually
reinstated after Shaikh Zaid-al-Hilali had intervened on his behalf with a
number of the Shehhins, who captured Earns, and insisted on a return to the
status quo ante.
The hot headed young Shaikh Eashid bin Ahmad continued to give trouble
TT t t in spite of the lesson he received in 1914.
umm-ul-Qaiwam. m i • i.
Two or three times during the year he
was checked for intriguing against the Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. Shaikhs, and trying to make a
coalition against them. He persistently tried to stir up trouble by intrigues
with the headmen of towns subordinate to the Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. , such as Hemriyyeh,
Eujairah, Za'ab Island, etc.
In June there was a dispute between Shaikh Eashid and the Ghoflah
tribesmen which led to fighting in which several men were killed on both
sides.
Early in the year the Shaikh of Ajman, Humaid bin Abdul Aziz, secretly
A . mari sent a slave to Debai to kill his relative
m • Muhammad bin Eashid, who had been
residing in Debai territory for some six years, since he was expelled from
Aj man. It appears that the Shaikh was afraid of this man who had a blood
feud against him.
The Shaikh of Debai resented this murder in his territory and demanded
apologies and an indemnity. These not being forthcoming, he arranged to attack
Ajman, and called on his Ally the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi to assist. His
Highness the Sultan of Maskat interested himself a good deal in this affair
and made two or three representations on the subject to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. :
his sympathies were apparently with Ajman. The upshot of the affair^ was
that the Chiefs of Debai, Abu Dhabi (represented by two of his brothers) and
Umm-ul-Qaiwain (who has an alliance with Abu Dhabi) marched on Ajman.
When they got to Shargah the Shaikh of Ajman came out to meet them and
asked the Shaikh of Umm-ul-Qaiwain to intercede for him. He apologised
and paid the indemnity and was forgiven by the Shaikh of Debai and peace
was restored without bloodshed.
Nothing of importance. The intrigues of the Shaikh of Umm-ul-Qaiwain
Shargah. referred to above led to some trouble with
nn. x . . 1 the headman of Hamriyyeh his feudatory,
ims did not come to a head, however, till after the end of the year.
The trouble with the Shaikh of Ajman has been mentioned above. The
Debai.
perennial disputes about landing cargo
. _ from steamers and the rates for doinor
PP up dunng the year. It cannot be settled, however, until normal