'Bushire Residency File 14/163 I, Ajman affairs, 26 Oct 1910-27 Aug 1921' [‎186r] (402/534)

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r}o,643 dated 11th Septeaber 1920-
V7ith referenoe to ay letter So-547 dated 11th Beptenher
1920 regarding the deHs due by \bdur Rahraan and a certain
Hashed ben Rahmah to the British and foreign subjects, I beg
to state that they could not get the Nakhodas who deal with
them. Their diving business was delayed since they had no
tine to give security to their creditors or arrange for
payments by giving up their diving boats or divers. Cince
^ Abdur Raftman and his men left the \gency they stayed in the
< towns of Roos-el-jabal and then returned to the hinterland
of Oman Coast. I now understand that they have gone to \bu
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Dhabi but it is not known to which place they are going* I
beg to enclose for your information a statement showing the
debts due from /i^dur Rahman and Hashed ben Rahna.
The British and foreign subjects beg Your Honour to make
an arrangement in regard to their claims otherwise they will
be lost to them .y \fter the receipt of your letters addressed
to Shaikhs Khaled and Homaid, it has become clear to the
Shaikhs of the Coast that the High Government adheres to the
agreement which Shaikhs Khaled and iiomaid g^ve 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. \gent a bout \bdur Rahman and his men. It seems
that they will not molest the said men.
l would venture to suggest, subject to your approval,
that \bdur Rahman and his men may stay at the village of
Khan with the Headman of that village, Muhammad ben \baid,
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who was rescued by the High Government from the transgression
of the Shaikh of Shargah, in order that the debts due to the
British subjects and others may be recovered. If this cannot
be arranged, the claims will be lost. The Shaikh of Shargah
and