'File 0216 Dispute over Khur Ghanadhah' [‎39r] (77/176)

rrensletion of letter cetecl the 29th of ^hi x, 1365 (3.3.46; from
the nuler of *.t>u to the rolitic&l officer, Truciel ^oaet,
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After compliments,
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Your esteemea letter i\o.l79 aetea the 13 th of ret rue ry 1946
corresponairife, to the luth of Kfihi i, 1365 hee teen receiver ena the
following is my reply to the questions centsinea therein*-
the history of ^hor <ah&nscihah suertea st the time c± the
existence of Abu uhsti ^heikhaom under the rule of the fel-bu-l'slsh.
b; ky 'claim to jdrior vahari&dh&h began since the time the ^bu
bliati's Shsikhoom has come into existence.
c; nhor oh&nsdheh aid not belong to enybocy before my claim to it
o; Ahor dhanadx&h is within Abu ^h&bi territciy since no one
save Abu uha.bi people have ever had any thing to go there in any way
whatsoever which x will explain in the following paragraph,
e; 1 actively maintained my possession to Ahor Ghana ohah by the
following facts*- '
i) The fishing traps in nhor Ghanaahah were and ere still being
leased by the Rulers of Abu ~habi to Abu ^habi people, xhis
pr?ctice is still going on ano the lessees are present and
are continuing their work uninterruptedly. The statement
of one of them is attached.
ii> in the past there usee to be at Ahor Ghanachah "GurWv”trees
and as it was the habit of the crew of the boats taking shelter there
to cut those trees for use as firewood, r appointed 4 guanas four year
ago to guard those trees ana prevent anybody cutting them. The said
guards are Ali bin jabir, ‘ibaid al-Armani, Ahmad bin 5aid and uasir
ash-bha *ari, statements of some of whom ere enclosed.
f) Rc one ever challenged my right to Ahcr ^hanadheh except
bhaikh baid bin ^ktum in this i*ectfnt incident, his claim is
absolutely groundless ana is not supported, by any proof or evidence.
Ahor Ghanadhah has been end is Itill belonging to the Rulers of
Abu bhabi. luring the reigh of shaikh Ahalifa bin ©hakhbut riubai
was sepai*eted fi*om Abu i-habi and thus Abu il^abi's eastern linxit
became up to jabal Ali. This fact is well known to all the people
of the Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. especially bhaikh laid bin ^aktum himself.
In suppoi t of my statement r may mention .that in 1355 (1936;