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hastened to Iris snceonr. The latter arrived first, captured Humaid, and took
him and his followers to Umm-al-Qaiwain.
Messrs. Frank C. Strick & Co. have intimated that they see little chance
of exporting any further quantity of red-oxide from Abu Musa at present, as
the quality has proved to be very inferior. In the meantime the Persian Gov
ernment have laid claim to the island, but they have been informed that His
Majesty's Government cannot recognise such a claim.
Dibai. —All has been quiet in Dibai during the year, and there have been
few or no complaints from the Bannias against the Shaikh since the Political
Resident's visit in April 1925. On the 5th October a German Steamer of the
Hansa Line visited Dibai, the first German steamer to call since the War. The
Shaikh refused permission for cargo to be landed, and has subsequently main
tained his position that he does not wish an agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for German boats to be
established in Dibai.
Abu Dhabi —The desultory skirmishing with the Bedouin tribes of the
interior has continued, and two of the Oman tribes living round the Baraimi
oasis, the Awamir and the Darn, are reported to have placed themselves under
the aegis of the Wahhabi Governor (Amir) of Hasa. This has naturally led
to bad feeling between the Shaikh, Sultan bin Zaid, and Abdallah bin Jiluwi,
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In December, peace between the Shaikh and the Bani Ivatab was also
arranged by the Shaikh of Umm-al-Qaiwain and the headman of Hamriyeh,
all claims for blood-money on both sides being dropped.
, The Shaikh seems to have turned over a new leaf recently as old claims
ot the Bannias and Haiderabadi Indians have nearly all been settled, and few
iresh ones have been presented.
Ras-al-Khaimah.
the Amir.
L nim-al-Qaiwain.
Ajman.
B. STUART HORNER,
Captain,
Secretary to 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. .