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from Sitra to Msinamah were reitorato^. At the same time it , '"' r as
repeatedly stated that the assembled merchants wished not to
compete but to co-operate with wessrs. Grav '""‘ackenzie, and the
general impression one carried away from the meeting was that the
proposed landing company is unlikely to materialize,
. 113, PUR AI-ABIT ■DHABI DISPUTE .
Reference paragraph 102 of intelligence gummarv no.q.
The Shaikh of Abu Ohabi was called upon by the
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , to make good his obligations under the peace
treaty/ by Article 4 of which be bound himself a nd his allies to
discontinue hostile acts against the Shaikh of "huba17 nis renlv
to this is in accordance with .the most approved modern diplomatic
practice - a bare-faced statement/that while signing the treatv
he "rejected the contents of paragraph 4". it is learnt, however,
that he has sent messengers to all the tribes warning them aeainst
committing hostile acts against nubai.
1 14. SHARJAH .
(i) Reference paragraph 100 of intelligence Summary ^ T o.°,
On the 13th the Shaikh of Sharjah visited the -haikh of
Dubai and returned to Sharjah the same da^.
The object of his visit was ostensiblv to discuss with
the Shaikh of Dubai the question of debtors whs mleratins ^rom
one shaikhdom to another in order to evade navment thelw ^e^ts.
fie real object was to ^ind out if the fhaikh o^ Pubai was still
displeased with him and also to trv and. persuade him to enter Into
an alliance wherebv each Shaikh would undertake not to afford
asylum to the enemies of the other, and both would join hands
against any marauders in either o^ their territories, fie Shaikh
of Dubai was averse to binding himself Rv an agreement wherebv
he would pe compelled to refuse permission ^or Shaikh uumaid 'Mn
Abdulla to visit Dubai again.
(ii) On the 13th Shaikh vumaid bin Abdulla left Sharjah ■"ov
Dhaid. The number of guards in Sharjah have R^^n reduced in eow-
sequence, and the nightly fusillade has dwindled to an occasional
shot. The Shaikh of Sharjah is nevertheless verv nervous»of shaikh
Hurnaid’s intentions. Re recentlv went for the shaikhs o^ TT imri T mR
ano. pira and asked the latter to give him an assurance that he was
neither plotting against him nor supporting the designs of Shaikh
Humaid. The Shaikh of T Tira emphaticallv gave Roth assurances.
115 . HAS AL KHAIDAR .
Reference paragraph RRS(ii) mtelli^enca luminary
No.20 of 1943.
The wounded Ribsi tribesman has been fischargef from
the Rahrain government Hospital during the p^-^iod under review
and sent by launch to a har,iah.
113 . LOCAL AFFAIRS .
(i) The u a hp a in soverrment recentl''. r suggested to the
fuharraq Municipal gouncil that/thev should adopt thn house tav
system o^ T f anaraa instead, of, as hitherto, taxing occunants of
houses on an arbitrary assessment of their personal ^ortun^s.
After considerable discussion, the , siharraq Municipal souncil
agreed with the suggestion and house-tax wm now be levied on.
the Assessed Halue of the house at the rate of lA as. in the
rupee.
(ii) The Bahrain Petroleum Company recently retrieved
three live shells, apparently of an T talian manufacture, from
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