"ملف ٠١٩٠ مذكرات إخبارية من الساحل المتصالح" [و‎‎٦‎١] (٤٠٨/١٢١)

Cii) Reference para: 143 (ii) of Kews Report No* 20
of 1947.
Shaikh Said bin kaktum, O.B.E., Ruler of Dubai,
accompanied by his brother Shaikh Juma’h and nephews, arrived
at Dubai from Bahrain on the 3rd November. A salute of sever.
and
cannon shots were fired for them in Dubai^/the populace rushed
to pay their respects to them and tc congratulate Shaikh Jumt 1
on his return from exile.
tiii; On the oth Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, Ruler of
Sharjah, called on Shaikh Sale bin kaktum, Ruler of Dubai, ana
his brother Shaikh Juma 1 !! whom he congratulated on his safe
return to Dubai.
loo. LuCnb AftbAlirtS.
(i) On the 4th November the kedical Officer, Trucial
Coast, reporteo that oi*e case ox cholera occured in Dubai
which resulted in doath and that there were two previous
suspected cases of death from this disease. The matter was
immediately reported to the Political Agent, Bahrain, who was
requested to fly down supplies oi cholera vaccine ana other
medicines. The Residency Surgeon, Bahrain, and the Royal Air
Force Principal hedical Ofiicer, Kabbaniyah, arrived at Sharjah
and carriea out © careful investigation of the situation. They
formed the opinion that there were two suspected cases of death
from cholera and that reports of further cases or nil reports
are to be telegraphed every three days and tin t if no further
cases occur the place will be aecl&red free from cholera. Both
the B.O.A.C. Fort arid the Ro^al Air Force Station have been
closed to outside traffic and strict precautionary measures
have been taken. The keaical Officer, Trucial Coast, started
inoculating the populace of Dubai with cholera vaccine end
when he has finished doing so will inoculate the people of
Sharjah too.
The News ox the outbreak of cholera in Dubai caused
l lot of anxiety in ail parts of the Persian Gulf. The Shaikh
as well as the people of Dubai are highly dissatisfied at the
fact that Dubai's name has come on the news as a cholera -