'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎156r] (316/418)

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Hassan is still at the end of the year a slave in his territory and efforts to get him
released continue. The difficulty lies in the fact that Ahmad is in the hands of
the Manasir bedouins over whom the Shaikh has no control.
Ras al Khaimah. —Ruler : Shaikh Sultan bin Salim.
The Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah has remained hostile throughout the year in
his attitude towards the Royal Air Force refuelling base in his territory.
Temporary arrangements were made to keep the petrol in a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. in the harbour.
Hope is entertained that he may adopt a more friendly attitude in due course.
On the 19th November a woman took refuge in the house of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent at Ras al Khaimah, occupied by his sons Said and Abdur Rahman. On
the same night the woman's brother with three other armed men attempted to
kidnap her from the house. Said and Abdur Rahman resisted the attack and in
the struggle the woman was stabbed with a dagger by one of the kidnappers.
As the prestige of the British Agent was involved the Senior Naval Officer
with the concurrence 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. had the affair investigated by the
Commander of H. M. S. u Crocus who prevailed upon the Ruler to punish
the culprits, and they were flogged. The woman recovered from her wound.
Umm al Quwain. —Ruler : Shaikh Ahmad bin Rashid.
On the 9th February, Shaikh Hamad bin Ibrahim, Ruler of Umm al Quwain
was shot and killed in his fort by a slave, at the instigation, it is said, of his
blind uncle Abdur Rahman who lived with him and of some third party. The
next day the fort was attacked by the populace, who succeeded in breaching the
wall and setting the building on lire. Abdur Rahman and the slave were killed.
Ahmad bin Rashid, cousin of the murdered Shaikh Hamad was proclaimed
as the Ruler of Umm al Quwain. He is a lad of about 18 years. He has been
advised to treat the two sons of the deceased well.
It may be mentioned here that Abdullah bin Rashid, brother of the new
Shaikh, was murdered on October 10th, 1927, when the late Hamad bin Ibrahim
became Shaikh.
Hamiryah. —Headman : Shaikh Abdur Rahman bin Said.
The Shaikh has adopted a friendly attitude and offered to make a dump for
the petrol for the Royal Air Force in his town. The question of recognising him
independent of the Sharjah Shaikh has been raised and is under consideration.
General Remarks. —The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. is extensive, its Shaikhs suspicious
of Western interference and its people lawless and backward. Nevertheless, to
the extent that British responsibilities and interests are involved, the chief^ of
which is the suppression of Slave Trade, our present arrangements—the exist-
ance of a Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah working under the direct orders of the
Political Resident—would appear to be adequate. Communication with the
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , however, both personal and postal is not easy, the Resident can
only visit that section of his charge at rare intervals and the possibility of the
erection of a wireless installation at Sharjah or Dibai is being considered.
Persian Government and Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . —The Persian authorities in the
Persian ports have continued to treat the Arabs of Trueial Oman visiting Persia
as Persian subjects and to charge them the full fee of a Persian Tazkerah on
landing ashore. TVhile leaving, they have been granted a billet- de passage ,
which is used for a journey from one place in Persia to another.
In January Hamad bin Dalmuk and other Arabs of his party migrated from
Henjam and settled at Ras al Khaimah.