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No. 10 Of 1945.
75. SHIPPING .
Ten ships (eight British and two American) called at
Bahrain during the period under report. The imports consisted
of 1,038 tons general cargo for Bahrain and 1,081± tons for
transhipment to the mainland. The exports were 57j: tons
general cargo and 64,800 tons petroleum products.
76. MOVEMENTS OF OFFICIALS .
On the 20th May, C.J. Pelly, Esquire, O.B.E#, I.C.S.,
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. , Bahrain, left by B.O.A.C. plane for Sharjah.
He returned to Bahrain on the 23rd May.
77. THE TRUCIAL COAST A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
During his few days on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. the Political
Agent renewed acquaintance with the Shaikhs of Sharjah, Dubai,
Ajman and Has al Khaima and met for the first time Mohd. bin
Ali bin Huwaithin, Chief of the Bani Qitab, one of the most
powerful tribes of the hinterland. The Chief was at a dinner
given by the Shaikh of Dubai for 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. . Also
present was Mohd. as-Sulaiman of the Al Bu Shamis to whose
protestations that he was his u humble servant'*, King ^bn Saud
is said to have remarked "and an humble friend, Shaikh, of
the Sultan of Muscat". Like all of his kind, he is an humble
servant when it pays him to be one.
78. ROYAL AIR FORCE. SHARJAH .
(i) Reference paragraph 69(i) of Bahrain Intelligence
Summary No. 9.
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The case was referred to South^Area Headquarters,
P.A.I.C., who sent Special Investigation Bureau personnel to
carry out further investigations. The result of these investi-
y ' " 0 • gations is not known as the Special investigation Bureau
Officers apparently left Sharjah without reporting to the .
Station Commander. It appears, however, that the original
investigation was inadequate and inefficiently carried out.
The two N.C.O.s are still under arrest and awaiting trial. The
delay on the part of A.H.Q. in convening a Court Martial is
presumably due to the incomplete evidence and the belief that
other persons were involved in the shooting.
There is no reason to apprehend further trouble
breaking out in the Company.
(ii) Reference paragraph 69(ii) of Bahrain Intelligence
Summary No. 9. #
The case against the Sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. has been dropped due to
lack of evidence. The Political Officer, however, has reason
to believe that many of the defence witnesses committed perjury.
(iii) At about 10 a.m. on the 15th an R.A.F. truck crashed
into a reed hut in Sharjah and killed a sick man who was lying
inside and then drove on without stopping. 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. , went to the scene of the accident after
calling upoh the Royal Air Force authorities to take immediate
steps to trace and apprehend the driver of the vehicle. ^ In vest !"
gations resulted in the tracing of the vehicle and the arresl}
of the driver who has been arrested and charged with mah- •
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