'14/196 Punishment of the Sheikh of Fujairah. Sheikh Hawad bin Abdullah Sharqiyin.' [‎38r] (83/530)

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passed between Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah and myself. It j
will be seen that I hare promised to return Ks, 1200/* if the
Baluch girl is restored to liberty. 1 propose to keep
liii .b bum in deposit li0*rs for a, ycax♦
Yhe Es. 300/- rec/overed on account of injury to the whaler I
will be credited to Government at once.
17. io illustrate the benefit which the naval demon- ;
-stration at once produced, I may mention that on my arrival
at Ghallah, I received a petition from the Wall (headman)
of Bibah (a Shargah village) to the effect that hostilities
were proceeding between his people and the Shihuh Shaikh of
Bai‘ah (a Muscat village though practically independ-
-ent). One man on each side had been killed and the
Bai‘ah Shaikh was threatening to destroy Bibah immediately
after the close of Ramzan.
I summoned the headmen of both oil board the
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Lawrence” and gave them a strong lecture, after which
they and their principal adherents sat down together out*
-side my cabin, and after half an hour’s noisy talk agreed
to bury the hatchet and to shake hands.
The Shihuh Shaikh was at first in a very truculent!
mood. I do not think he would have come on board to see
me, if he had not been aware of the previous day's bombard-
-ment.
18* In conclusion, I beg to express my sincere thanks
to the Senior Baval Officer, Captain Leir, R.H., for his
support of my proposals and for the effective means which
he adopted against the reoalitrant Shaikh; also to Commander!
Baker, R.H., of H.M.S. "Cyclamen” for his valuable co-oper- *
-ation.
-al of the Government of India.
I have thg^honour to be,
Your most obedient servan
J ’’ ^ Lieut-Col
J<L Polltlcal Resident in the Persian Qulf.
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