'14/88 II B 30 Tanb Island' [‎82r] (176/438)

SHAIKH OP RAS-AL-KHAIMAH: Letter No. 519, dated 26th
October, 1931;, from The Senior Haval Officer, Persian
Gulf.
afraid to corae. It was merely a pose to get le to go
to him instead. He has already derived some local
pre^fcLp froia sucli refusals to call on Political and
ifavca Off!cars aid was ::opiD- to a.dc to "it if any of
them ever went to see him ashore first.
Thj 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 liad also gathered that
the Shaikh was jealous of his formerly impoverished
kinsman, the Shaihh of Sharjah, TO had, accordinc to
tne Araos, received an "enormous" sum for his aerodrome
on "V/orthlessland" in addition to all the advantages
accruing from the Imperial Airways Service and the
visits of British India ships, whilst he himself could
get nothing
8. Captain C.Harris and I landed at 1530 and
after rather a long run through the lagoon, were met
on landing hy 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. We entered his
house on his invitation and were entertained with coffee.
"Mist there a large crowd gathered and announced the
arrival of the Shaikh who had. come to see me. I sent
a message out to say that I had no desire to see him
there and had come for another purpose. If he wished
to see me he could do so on hoard. He, however, forc ed
h is way ii^a ccoapani edJby his brother. " i ignored him
completely acting as though he v/as not present and making
any remarks for his benefit to 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,
This was of course necessary in order to remove any
impression his followers had (clearly intended "by the
Shaikh) that I had come ashore specially to visit him.
It was obvious to those who saw that he had arrived
uninvited and unwanted. ]# d M ^ (fuM +
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07 I gave your letter to 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
and asked him to deliver it to the Shaikh together with
your verbal j i c-'S oag , adding that I was sorry th a t he
was unable to call on me.
10. As far as I can gather his griev ances werej-
(a) That we had used TUHB ISLAND for a long
period without paying him.
(bj He wanted compensation for loss through
confiscation of his dhows and proper payment
for the use of his territory and lagoon for
aircraft.
He intimated that he is prepared to go on board one
of H.M.Ships and proceed to any place where these claims
could