"ملف رقم ٠٢٠٥ شؤون الشارقة (متضمنة بني قتب)" [و‎‎١‎٣] (١٠٤/٢٥)

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Trams , R.A.T. Station, SHAHJAH*
To s Hoadquarfcara, No. 215 Groug>.
AUvaiioea A.H* Q» Iraq & Persia.
Political Officer, Sharjah. ^
Dates 11th. October, 1943#
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local naXatloai with ; oduln Arab a.
la Tijw of tha notoriety flivan to rscemt nmonrs of
iiaturbaneee b^tneen the reduiaa from the hills and the
inhabitants of Sharjah and Dubai, it is doomed neoesaaiy that
the orl&lj of ih£ matter .should be reported to year Headquarters.
2. Toearda the end of lanmdam. Captain \3ierwood, Officer
Coniacmdind A*P. Leries at Dubai, roported to ne that his
natlre officers and msi had heard rmoure in the town of Dubai
that disturbances were likely to occur during the holiday
festivals following Reraadjszfc This was expected to develop when
the Deduiss from tho interior oaiaa down to Dubel for tlie
festivals and ^ouli take the fora of looting of the large stooks
of Covenftuait wheat and rice that are stored in the tom. No
hostile intentions TThsiooovw were expressed towards tho 1. K T*
or the B. 0. A, 0,, and the officer Ocmonndin? Levies at Dubai
thought that tho festivities might take tho fora of e few shots
in his direction.
3. I gave Oapt&in Sherwood orders to take the nooessazy
precautions to guard the Levy Caiap and R* A*T. 1 uildings in the
vicinity, but to have nothing to do with any disturbance outside
thiit area.
4* As a safety precaution I brought the " ank<*rs~up" training
sohome u> to date at TLA.?, Station Sharjah) this had be«i
n jglectod of neocssity owing to pressure of Squadron work.
5* Uettara would have ended there had rat certain tanbere
of the L.O.A.C. at Sharjah, in the absence of their 3%orintendant,
got hol^ of the nneur and took matters Into their «wm hands.
During nsy ol^serae at Kaaira they armed thwiselvee and their
Indian xsployoeo and aent out signals to their Headquarters
querying tho advisability of landing aircraft at Dubai.
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6. Nothing whatsoever happendd during the period after
Ranednm and tho Dolitioal Agent now reports that peace has been
made with the last of the hostile triban in the interior.
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