'File 14/201 I B 32 Trucial Coast Miscellaneous' [‎32r] (65/214)

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9. It also apt.aarad that Sheikh Saioc^ hacl th« support
of tha mAjorit^ of the po^ alation, ha i nfoncec the RajiUancy
Agent that out of about 60 man forming the Majlis which hac.
elected Sheikh Wana, about half came to him (Sheikh Saied)
after r ards and said they had bean forced to do so, but realty
eup] orted hiir .
10. It w-as knovm that ^>heikh Saied was friendly with the
Bedouin and that he had paid them considerable subsidies, ^.re-
surably in order to ensure their su^ort on just such an
occasion as this.
11. In s^ito of his professed anxiety to avoic. bloodshed,
it seeaed very doubtful whether Sheikh Saied would consent to
resign quietly from such in apparently strong position, and it
seemed probable therefore that if Sheikh Mana and his sup oruers
persisted in their claims that fighting would break out in the
to vm.
12. In vie n of t;ie nui bers of persons and pro ert^ in
Daba^ entitled to British protection and of the impracticability
of afordinr it, it was considered that a policy of complete
i partiality '/oulcl not be jasti fied and that some action was
necessary tc prevent fighting from breaking out.
13. It was considered that the bast method of achieving
this object was induce the weaker side to withdraw their claims
uy arforc<ine to the stro iger the maximum su^ ort consistent
with the jolicy of His Majesty's Csovernirvent.
14. Cypher message 1005/16th (copy attached) was aocordiag3y
for/arded to the Political Resiaent on 16th April and identical '
letters (translation attaches) were sent to Sheikh Saied anQ
SBj#ikh Man a .n worming them that the whole question had be^n
referred 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. , and warnia^ ta&m to maiiitsuin
peace until a reply haa bexi r-^c#i7 id.
13. 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. Aeent and Senior Waval Officer's
Interpreter landed irain on 16th April and interviewed some of
the members o" the Majlis who had elected Sheikh B'ana The
spokesman and leader of this Majlis api ears to have been ihmed
bin Hemed bin Uilauch, a powerful Uabai merchant. Sheikh Mana
is his son-in-law.
ras also asiertaineu that.aume months ago Sheik
Saied, while away from Dabai on a visit to the iiedouin, hid
written to the Majlis offering to resim, the reason, accon
to himself, being that the Majlis would not sup ort him in
carrying out his Treaty obligations.
17. On that occasion his resignation was refused b^ i;he
Ma ^ i. Sj and as apparently locked on with consi dera-jl^ sua^ieioi
b-y sc^e of the members.
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