Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎360v] (725/1028)

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Administration Report for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. of Oman for the ae\r mo
General—The Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel H, V, Biscoe. Political P •
dent in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , visited the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. four times during the uerVd
under review, namely, in February, May, June and November, On the firt
occasion he spent about a week on the coast, and was accompanied bv Air Yi>p
M arshal Sir Robert and Lady Brooke-Popham, The visits in Mav and November
were also of about a week’s duration, all the Shaikhdoms being visited. The
visit in June was to Ras-al-Khaimah and was paid in connection with the negotia
tions for the establishment of a fuel depot there for the Royal Air Force On this
occasion the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. spent 13 days there.
Personnel. Khan Bahadur Isa bin Abdul Latif held the pest of Residencv
Agent, Shargah, throughout the year.
Pearling.—In consequence of losses sustained last rear fewer dhows were
equipped for pearling than usual.
This year too has been an unfortunate one for pearlers : the catch was meagre
and pnees 50% below last year’s. As a result there is much distress and in many
cases Nakhudas have found themselves unable even to pay for food supplied to
their divers.
Relations with Ibn Saud.—So interference in the affairs of the Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. bv
King Ibn Saud s agents in Braimi is reported,
f 1930 ° ne Eastid .- SOI i of Habrast,a personal guard
of Shaikh Shakhhutbm Salim was suspected of conspiring with the sons of the ex-
Shaflrh Saqar bin Zaid to kill him Rashid, however, obtained the intervention
of the Shaikh s uncle with whom he had taken refuge and left Abu Dhabi He
then joined a gang of the Awannr al Bu Shamis and Khawatir bedouin, stole 60
cameis belonging to Shaikh Shakhbut and sold them in Shargah and Ajman The
rlY ,1 r br ° ther i, Ha2Za at the tead of about 500 punish the
robbers and to recover his property. The ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain supplied
Razzas men with food and the Bani Katab and others joined in offering him
assistance while the ruler of Ras-al-Khaimah assisted Rashid secretly. '
but WvinY^lw “ he of attacking the Shaikh ofRas-al-Khaimat
H H S g “ FnlkestnA ” rt ^ e !? 1V111 ? a from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. through
H.U. S. b olkestone that it was inadvisable for him to do this.
The robbers were ultimately defeated and peace established in October.
Ajman. Ruler: Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid.
Veart^reieasldTnAnn^ V '’ h0 rema med m slavery up to the end of last
> ear " as re ^a-sed m J une and handed over to his relatives.
The state remained quiet throughout the year.
Debai. Ruler : Shaikh Said bin Maktum-al-Hashar.
were^ottowearfhePahRv? 31 n ° ti ^ ed P f sian resid ents in his territorv that thev
tion by a decree from the Tdigh Court of BombaV 0 Thk ^ deten ‘
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developments and^dvtTd* the^RderrcTtak^ asked ,. H ' M ' S - “ Lu P‘ n " to w . atcb
Ultimately Abdullah wo - raT llier f? take no action against British subjects.
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