Coll 30/9(2) 'Persian Gulf Annual Administration Reports' [‎40r] (81/88)

Khawatlr and other trites against his* Having
accepted certain conditions and obligations Sheikh
Saqr tin Kuhaxicad w^s formally recognised ty H*^*G*
as Rnler of Hss al Kh&lrrah on the 16th July* A
solute of three guns was later accorded to him.
Sultan bin SaliiX #ho made Dubai his permanent
residence, intensified his intrigues against the new
Shaikh and went to Dhald several times where he collec
ted round himself a number of robbers from various
tribes in order to harass his nephew. Although he
was warned ty the Political Officer, Irueial Coast, to
refrain from doing so, he did not actually comply tut
went secretly to Has al Khaiaah and occupied his g f-den
there. He was immedl tely turned out by his nephew
who complained against hi^ to 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. * The
°olltical Agent called Sultan bin Salim and asked him
for an explanation for this bad behaviour but he gave
him no satisfaction. On trying to take him to Bahrain
by a sloop to spend some time there in exile, Sultan
bin Salim disobeyed the order and escaped and fired on
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. and 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. Agert with a
pistol which he had hidden in his clothes* tie was
afforded asylum by the Shaikh of Sharjah^ brother
with the Shaikh of Sharjah*s connivance and arrange
ments were made for him next morning to leave for the
desert. At last he went to Nanai' and took shelter
there until the end of the year*
All the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Shaikhs were asked 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 arrest Sultan bin Salim if he
entered their territory*/ Shaikh of Sharjah*s brother
was ordered to leave for Bahrain, where he spent three
weeks, as a punishment for sheltering Sultan bin Salim
in his house, and economic sanctions were imposed on
the Shaikh of Sharjah, which continued till the end of
the year, for disobeying the orders for thearrest of
Sultan bln Salim.
Sultan bin Salim went to Muscat and requested
the Sultan of Muscat tc intervene for his with H.M.O*
The result of the Sultan’s interventions was still not
apparent at the end of the year*
(iii) fjalU t
In early Jamury the people of Khaur Fa^kan,
iiubarah and buliyah, three dependencies under the
Shaikhdoro of Kalba and the Raqihyeen tribe renounced
the authority of the Regent and his nefbew Humaid bin
Abdullah, turned out their guards and held the fort,
towers and other important positions. They then sent a
representation to 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. Agent saying that they
no longer wanted Shaikh Khalid to be Regent and requested
that another capable person be appointed. The Political
Agent and the Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , then
visited Kheur Fwkkwn and Kalta and personally heard
the complaints of the people and their grievances. The
people later chose Shaikh Humsid bin Muhammad of Rai al
JChainra to be the new Regent but in early July, before
the matter could finally be decided, the Regent end his
ne hew, with the help of the Shaikh of Fujairah, entered
the belligerent port of Khaur Fskkan without opposition
and captured the Fort and all other strategic points.
One man was killed and three others wounded. The Chief
of the Naqibyeen tribe fled to Sharjah but was later
allowed to return to his own place* The Recent and his
nephew once again established their authority over those
areas which remained aulot till the end of the year*