Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [‎117r] (235/472)

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27?. SL AV ERY .
n-p ,^ he l r ? h^ve^been numerous reports reaching
m"" c ,:? ^ t ! lfc; kidnanping and enslaving of persons on the
Trucic.l Coast and, to a lesser extent, in Qatar. The
population of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. have been hard hit by the
n "ri~Tn r deP ^ e fuion L Vhich h? ' s involved their main. industry,
the^n iiH^ the a e many " ases of others selling
slaverv 1 ld ?h a .{? w of P^ons selling themselves into
i’ _ , X ' . ^ 10 immediate market for slaves seems to be
O ^ d 1?- Bur 2 lmi? from where the Y eTe taken to Qatar and
t v k ~ where Slaves fetch higher prices. The largest
Rq m 4 n mn/ meS lrom Saudi Arabie wheri a girl will fetch
ns.4,000/- or more.
278 &K 0RT W. VE FR^QTTKWrTF.q
p nl1+ . , Two meetings have been held recently at the
i v " 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. , 'Ufair, to discuss the allocation of
o ort wave frequencies in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. area. They
'ere attended by representstives of the Bahrain'petroleum
oompeny, . etroieum Concessions Limited, Cable and Wireless,
British Overseas Airways Corporation, and International
i.t.raano Lid., and an Aramco representative later had a dis
cussion with one of 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. staff. It was decided
mREA Rl ke y a list 0:f frequencies at Bahrain, Sharjah,
Musc'i, and Kuwait. ’
270. i/i/ATER CO NSERVATION .
No.20.
Reference paragraph 268 o ! Intelligence Summery
. Th. Political ngent has written to His Highness
expressing the concern th't His Majesty's Government take in
the proper conservation of water in his territory and askin'*
Comnanv e he eX r r A 0P1 + nlOn iS glVen him by the BahrEi n Petrollum
Company he should not disregard it. His Highness has replied
tint he is equally concerned in the proper conservation of
water in his territory and that he has always followed’the
advice of Bapco. This is an old chestnut - and so it
goes on
28°. TRUC IAL COiST .
(i) Dubai.
0n the 14th Shaikh Saqr bin Muhammad, Ruler of
lE ?LP 1S1 !? ah \? r T ived at Sharjah. He left for Dubai on
R °n Sheikh Rashid bin Said and Jumeh bin
taktum (Shaikh oaid being away hunting) and renewed his
friendly relations with them. He called on Mr. H.M. Jackson
Representative of Petroleum Development (Truciel Coast) Ltd. ,
m Dubai and then returned to Sharjah when he left for R^q
al Khaimah on the 17th.
(ii) Sharjah.
Summary No.20.
Reference paragraph 270 (v) of
Intelligence
p-, . _ „ , Direct negotiations produce' no result as the
^ ^ he Beni Qitab and his nephew were obdurate in their
attitude towards the Shaikh of Sharjah. Both parties were
called to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. but no settlement was arrived at between
them....