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(iii) On the 17th Mr. H.M. Jackson, Representative,
Petroleum Development ( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ), Limited, left Sharjah
for Buraimi via Abu Dhabi.
226. HAS AL KHAIMAH .
In an effort to prevent incursions and robberies
on the Batinah Coast by various tribesmen, and especially by
the Beni Ka’ab, the Shaikh of Has al Khaimah has recently
blocked with concrete blocks and barbed wire certain defiles
leading into the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. el Qaur through which they normally
pass. He has also erected a wooden barrier at Huwailat
village in the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. el Qaur where he has for some time
maintained a small garrison. it is reported that the road
is closed at nights to camel caravans, but that motor cars
are allowed to pass freely. He has also built a shop for
the sale of food, petrol and kerosene oil; and has opened
a coffee shop for "the convenience of passengers.
227 * DUBA I.
On the 17th Shaikh Muhammad Boor bin Saif, Imam
of the Juma' Mosque of Dubai, in the course of his Friday
sermon, urged his congregation to subscribe money for the
distressed Arabs of Palestine.
.228. SHIPPING .
Thirty-three ships (15 British, 6 American,
3 Norwegian, 2 Swedish, 4 Panamanian, 1 Danish, 1 Italian,
and 1 Portuguese) called at the port of Bahrain during the
period under review, imports were 908-g- tons of general
cargo for Bahrain and 2,095-1 tons for transhipment to the
mainland. Exports were 6,071-| tons of general Co.rgo and
215,980 tons of petroleum products.
229 . METEO RO LOG ICAL,
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230 • CORRI GENDUM.
Salim an Nadir was incorrectly reported in
paragraph 213(ii) of intelligence Summary No. 19 as being
the Saudi Trade Agent in Bahrain. He was not an officially
accredited Trade Ag^nt, but was the unofficial buyer of
various commodities for the Saudi Government.
99°F. on 25.10. «47.
73°F. on 25.10.'47.
96% on 21.10.'47,
67% on 25.10.’47.
Sd./- G.N, JACKSON
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. , Eehrain.
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