'File 14/115 VII Annex (B 9) Abu Musa oxide: collected background material on the case' [‎350r] (726/1904)

other articles , He also proaised to assign to shaikh
Sail* the revenue of the island of Sir Ahu Nuair
which contained some salt deposits and was expected
to bring in about 200 dollars more « A document in
the above sense was drawn up at a meeting at Ajman
and there ratified • When reporting the conclusion of
this agreement 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 mentioned that Shaild
Salim was at present going on a visit to Rae -al-Khaim^.
and that his family would spend the hotweather there
and the winter on Abu Muaa . Things went on smoothly
after this for a time but the two Shaikhs eventually
got at loggerheads again and in April 1889 our Agent
reported that Salim had endeavoured to raise an attack I
on Shargah . On getting wind of his uncle's intentions
Shaikh Sagar , as usu^al , asked the advice of the Bri j
-tish Agent and the latter soon succeeded in bringing
about a friendly meeting between the two resulting in
the framing of a third agreement in superceseion of
the preceding ones ♦ This was to the following effect j 'i
Shaikh Sagar bound himself to pay his now aged uncle |
the 400 dollar pension regularly and to permit him to
return to the mainland of Oman and to live where he
pleased within certain limits , He also offered to j
take Shaikh Salim into his sevic© as Vazier or chief I
A j
adviser and to consult him in all matters affecting thj
the interests of the state • Shaikh Salim in turn
T
undetcok to serve Ms nephew in obedience and loyalty .
No mention was made of Sir Abu Huair in this agree,
-merit because it had hitherto disappointed previous es
--pectati'owtf anti had not brought in anything ,
The above has held- good and no further documentary
agreement has since been necessary • On the conclusion
of it Shaikh Salim came to live in Shargah as his ne-
-phew's adviser and for some years past the two have be
been the best of friends t so much so thatwhen Shaikh
Sagar leaves his headquarters,which he not infrequmntlj
does,he always leaves his uncle to officiate in the
g£)yemi ant, . of ShargaL, a? he. 241:: , instance, on