'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [‎70r] (139/174)

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(iii) Eas .t ern Bank Ltd „
Mr, DcTc Grant, Manager, Eastern Bank Ltd,, Bahrain,
visited Doha on the 28th, In a series of interviews with the
Shaikh for two days, Mr. Grant has obtained from him under
takings, given in the presence of Saleh al Mani* , Abdullah
Darwish, Mr. Smith, and the Political Officer, that the Eastern
Bank has a free hand to look for and arrange the hire of tem
porary premises, and to put this and any contracts for work
involved, to_competitive tender here in Qatar. The Shaikh
reserved his position about the bringing in of a contractor
from outside. A permanent site has already been selected
and preliminary heads of agreement reached with the Shaikh
on the questions of the lease, its duration, option of renewal,
ground rent for the first 20 years, and subsequent rents during
the following periods.
160. TR UCIAL COASTS ,
(i) British Officials „
.Reference paragraph 153 (ii) of Summary No.18.
On the 10th Mr. B. Woods-Ballard, C.I.E., M.B.E.,
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Muscat State, left for Muscat
by car.
On the 10th Mr. E.G, Read, Gamp Offioer of Petro
leum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Ltd., arrived at Sharjah by
air,
(ii) Anti-Locus t.
On the 22nd Mr. F.M, Lee Oldfield of Desert Locust
Survey arrived at Sharjah by steamer. He intends to establish
a base camp for extensive anti-locust work in Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
(iii) Red Oxide .
On the 17th Messrs. Golden Valley Ochre & Co.
recommended mining red oxide on Abu Musa Island.
(iv) Local Affairs ,
Reference paragraph 146 (ii) of Summary No.17.
It is ruroured that Shaikh Saqr bin Muhammad,
Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, has been accused in this case and
it was stated that he and Saif bin Ali, Chief of the al-Khawatir
tribe, have intrigued to kill Jasim bin Dalam.
During the period under report an unexpected
difference arose between the Ruler of Ras al Khaimah and Abdullah
bin Hassan, Shaikh of Jazirat az-Za’ab. The former has de
manded from Abdullah bin Hassan that a half of the annual in
come of the town be given to him at the end of each year and
the latter has agreed .to this demand until his people return^
from ’Gufal' (end of diving season). On the other hand, Saif
bin Ali of al-Khawatir tribe has asked the Shaikh of Jazirat
az-Za’ab to release the late Jasim bin Dalam's property to
the latter's brother who is at present residing at Ras al Khaimah.
It . .