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events in his own country. However, after a little
persuasion, he decided to discuss the matter of the
Na T im. He admitted that he had sheltered the Bamazin
section and that he had decided to put down smuggling
through Zubarah and the villages to the north, and that
in order to carry out this purpose he had sent Ramazan
and a party of other people to stop smuggling. They
were not sent to Zubarah. He claimed that the Na^im
living in his area were his subjects and that he was
entitled to tax them if he wished. He was very mch
incensed against the Al Khalifah for having planted a
flag at Zubarah and landed three soldiers and material.
He stated that he and Shaikh Hamad were as brothers and
that he had no quarrel with Shaikh Hamad. Eventually
he assured me that he had not armed any of his people
and had no intention of doing sOjand that there would
be perfect security throughout his country from now on
wards and that the Na'im were at liberty to depart to
their normal places without fear of any interference
from him or his people until such time as the Resident
had given a decision in the case. We then dined and
relations were considerably more amicable after the
meal. I returned with Saleh bin Mana to the Na'im.
Interview with the Na^m - 1st May 1957 .
14. Together with Wing Commander Rickards and Saleh
bin Mana I saw Shaikh Rashid bin Mohammad and his bro
ther and cousin and other leaders at Halwan wells. I
assured them that Shaikh 'Abdullah bin Qassim had given
me an assurance that they not come to harm on th6ir
dispersing to their normal occupation and that there
would be security pending the decision of the Political
Resident/-