'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [‎81r] (174/414)

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(h) LOCAL AFFAIRS .
(i) In February a merchant named Roopchand
Permanand of Tatta (Sind) was murdered in Abu Dhabi.
He was the only British Indian subject in that place
and had settled there many years ago. The murderer was
caught, found guilty, and was executed by shooting.
(ii) On the 6th March the Hon'ble Sir Geoffrey
Prior, K .G .I .E., political Resideni: in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
accompanied by Major T. Hickinbotham, G.I.E., O.B.E.,
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. , Bahrain, arrived at Sharjah by air.
The next day the Hon'ble the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
visited the village of Dhaid, some 40 miles from Sharjah,
where he received the Shaikhs of Has al Khaimah, Ajman,
Sharjah, Dubai, IJmrn al Qaiwain, the Regent of Kalba,
and the Paramount Shaikh of the Beni Qitab tribe.
The gathering wqs of considerable size and the Shaikhs
were accompanied by many of their relatives and
followers. The Hon'ble the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and
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. , Bahrain, discussed various matters
of interest with the Shaikhs and later invited them
and their followers to lunch. After the lunch the
Hon'ble the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. addressed the gathering
and then returned to Sharjah. It is Interesting to
note .that all the Rulers of Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. were present
at this gathering with the exception of the Shaikh of
Abu Dhabi who was absent owing to the distance of his
State from the rendezvous. The greatest amiability
prevailed during the gathering and the Shaikhs
appeared to be on very cordial terms with each other
though, with one exception, they all appeared, as is
customary, armed to the teeth. The exception was
the most warlike of them all. Shaikh Muhammad bin
Ali bin Huwaidin, the Paramount Shaikh of the Beni
Qitab, who, out of courtesy to the Resident, arrived
with his followers unarmed.
(iii) On the night of the 17th October, Shaikh
Rashid, son of the Shaikh of Dubai, occupied Khor
Ghanadhah with about 300 armed men. They took with
them large quantities of building materials and showed
every intention of building a fort there. In 1937 a
settlement of the boundary between Dubai and Abu Dhabi
was attempted and Ghanadhah was then not included in
Dubai's claim. This move then amounted to an aggression
against Abu Dhabi, and moreover as many of the armed
men were transported by sea it also constituted a
breach of the treaty of 1853 with His Majesty's
Government which forbade aggression by sea. The
Assistant 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. , Bahrain, left on the 21st
October for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. to investigate and
reported that the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi was preparing
to meet force with force, and that hostilities between
Dubai and Abu Dhabi appeared to be imminent. The Political
Agent, Bahrain, acting on the instructions of the
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. demanded the
withdrawal of all Dubai's forces from the,Khor. This
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