'File 8/39 A. S. L. O.'s [Air Staff Liaison Officer] Reports' [‎7r] (13/416)

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6. LOCAL :~LCv r S.
(a) On the niJit of 21 at July sane coir ropes in the godown
of a Befiraijd uereliant, Khalil oin Ibreiiim al Linayod, oaupht fire*
The house i/aa yutted hut the occupants of the rooms above saved their
lives by juipinp through the i : dndo?rs. The dar-iage is estiiaated at
some ten to fifteen thousand rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. *
(h) On the 2ijth ^uly Jeonad bin Jacin Omani stabbed a Persian
named Alcbar bin lioliawied* The latter v/e.s ronoved to the Government
Hospital vdiere he died* The Police are still investigating the affair*
This is said to be the first nurdor in Bahrain for nine years*
(c) The Bahrain Government has discovered that much of
the
dacuor consumed by people without permits is manufacturod locally*
This illicit liquor is sold at between Rs 25 and Rs 30 per bottle,
and is manufactured by members of the local Persian community*
7. LOCAL SHIPPING* FBRJjQB 1 5th JULY - 15th AUGUST,
J6 Ships, (25 British, 13 Amorican, 2 Panamanian, 2 Butch,
1 Italian and 1 Norwegian) called at Bahrain during the period*
Imports were 4f>95 tons of gereral cargo, 1323 tons for transhipmont
to the mainland* Exports were 5555 tons of general cargo and
324,600 tons of petroleum products*
8. BtfLaLb
(a)Reference paragraph 5 of the ASL0 f s report for July#
The patty of 20 cornel owners h-ve returned to Abu Dhabi with
their caiviels* The Sheikh of Dubai sent an escort with them as far
as Buraimi*
On 3rd Aug, The Sheikh of Bubal called on 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 informed him that he v/isbad to resume friendly relations vdth
Abu Dhabi, He also said Fiat the ban imposed by the Sheikh of Abu
Dhabi on the entry of Dubai subjects into Buraim :*ad not yet been
lifted and contended that this prevented marg’ Dubai subjects attending
to their date gardens and other property in that region. In reply
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 promised to write and ash the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi
to lift the ban but added that if the ''“Sheikh of Dubai was sincere
in desiring a reconciliation he should show some evidence of his
friendship for the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi.
The Slieikh of Abu Dhabi has written to the Political 0f.ficor,
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. tiianlcing: Im* for recovering the camels, but states
that he is certain that the Sheikh of Dubai still harbours evil
intentions towards liim and that it is therefore necessary for him
to maintain a vigilant i/atch on all the actions of the Sheikh of
Dubai*
(b) On or about the 15th July, two Dubai subjects arrived in
Buraim. and stayed with Aimed bin Khalaf bin ’Utainah* They explained
that they vroro see.i'ching for stray camels* Sheildh Kassa, bz-other of
the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, heard of their arrival and sent men to arrest
them, but they •escaped and took refuge with Sheikh Sacr bin Sultan,
Cmei qi txio -ia’im Jhiranmaj
;hc Sheikh of Dubai now claims that
Sheik?. Haasa
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robbed those men of their anas and camels*
(c) Sheik? llohcrnmied bin Ali bin Huwaidin, paramount sheikh of
the Beni Qitab has not yet made his peace with the Sheikh of Abu Dliabii
five Awamir and Fwo Dhai.’aliir bedouin recently attacked a Beni Qitab
tribesmn and an i-iiri tribes an living with the Beni Qitab at a place
called Al liiyar in tlie desert. They killed the Beni Qitab tribesman