'File 8/25 Political Officer, Trucial Coast, Diaries' [‎86r] (171/374)

Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. News Report No.12 for the period
ending the 3(Hh of June 1945.
74o B.Q.A.C .
Juring che period under report 19 Westbound and 17
^astbound aircraft passed through.
75. Shipping.
"(T) On the 2oth S3* •'Wosang 1 ' arrived at Dubai from
India, she discharged 414 packages and sailed for Bahrain on
21st.
(ii) on the 22nd S3* "Barala" arrived at Dubai from
Basrah, and having discnarged 9794 packages sailed on the 24th
for Sharjah where she discharged 2315 packages and left for
India on the 25th.
76. Movements of Officials :
On the evening of the 21st Captain R.C. Murphy,
Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , left Sharjah by launch on a
visit to the islands of Sir Bu Na'ir and Abu Musa. He reached
Sir Abu Na'ir the following day and on the 23rd visited the
pearling banks of Subur and watched the divers at work.
He proceeded to Abu Musa.on the 24th and returned to Sharjah
on the 25th. The pearlers appeared well satisfied with the
results of their activities up to date and it is expected that
the season will be a good one.
77. Movements of Trucia l Coast Shaikhs.
(i) On the 16tJT Shaikh Muhammad bin Hamad al Sharqi,
Shaikh of Fujairah, visited Sharjah and stayed with Shaikh
Sultan. He 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. Rgent, Sharjah, at the
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. on the 17th and left for Dubai on the 18th. He returned
to Ajman on the 26th.
(ii) Reference para 67 (iii) of News Report No.10 of 1945
On the 18th Shaikh Said bin Maktum, O.B.B., Ruler
of Dubai, returned to Dubai from Persia.
(iii) On the l£th Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid, Ruler of
Ajman, accompanied by his son Ali and a few followers, left for
Muscat by car. It is said that the object of his visit is to
pay a friendly call on H.H. the Sultan of Muscat.
(iv) Reference para 71 (i) of News Report No.11 of 1945.
On the 22nd Shaikh Sultan bin Salim, Ruler of Ras-
al-Khaimah, returned from Bahrain by air. He stayed at his
house in Dubai and left for Ras al Khaimah on the 25th.
(v) On the 29th Shaikh Obaid bin Jum'ah, Chief of the ^
Beni Ka'ab tribe of Mah-dhah, arrived at Sharjah and stayed with
■the Shaikh. On the 30th he' called at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and left for
Dubai the same day. He came from Dhaid where he had been with
Shaikh Ahmad al Saif, Shaikh of Hafit village (of Khav.atir),
to mediate in an old murder case between Shaikh Muhammad bin A li
bin Huwaidin, Chief of the Beni ^icab tribe, and Ali bin Saif
el Khatri of the Khawatir tribe. It was decided to keep the
matter pending until after Id ul Adha (middle of November)
when the case will be referred to 3hara» for a decision.
78. Movements o f-Non T rucial C oas t Shaikhs .
On the SShd uhaiklT Abdullah bin Hamad al Khalifah,
brother of H.H* the Ruler of Bahrain, arrived at Dubai on
board 33 * Barala en route to India. Shaikh Rashid bin Said
went on board to meet him and in the afternoon he came ashore
and had dinner with shaikh Said at Zabil. he spent the night
at Dubai and returned to the ship next morning. hen the
ship called at Sharjah the Shaikh of Sharjah went on board and
invited./him to come ashore but due to a slight indisposition he was
unable to accept the invitation.
79. British interests .
On the 24th Mr. B.H* permitoe arrived by air from
Bahrain and stayed ao the B.O*A*C* Fort. His visit was in
connection with uhe Ras-a1-Khaimah Oil concession which was
negotiated/-