"ملف ٠١٩٠ مذكرات إخبارية من الساحل المتصالح" [و‎‎٧‎٠] (٤٠٨/١٣٩)

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Persian oii'iciais obtained froiL the naichuca papers ana dw:er
ciocunients showing that he had smu^led part of his cargo into
Charak and Qais.
(iii) On the 12th Saqr, the eldest son of the Shaikh
of Sharjah, read a poem composed by himself to the congregation
in the Mosque. He condemned America and Russia and praised
Iraqis for the interest they are taking in the Palestinian
question. On the same dap Shaikh Muhammad Moor, the Imam of the
mosqu&'ALn Dubai, mantioned Palestine hi his Friday sermon and
urged the people to subscribe financial aid to the Arabs of
P ni estjuiMs.
(iv> It is reported that some time ago Shaikh
aeqr bin Sultan, Chief oi tlie hai’m, sen^ one 01 ms lien to
Muscat to receive from utie Muscat Government payciente on
account of certain camels redeemed by him ai*d handed over to
the Muscat deputation Vvl.o visited hici in October last (vide
para: Ida (ii) of News Report No. 21 of 1947On arrival at
Muscat, however, the man was amested ty the Muscat authorities.
kjhuihh w »aqr seiit Dhaikli Almiad as""Daxf, chiei oi the Khav.atir
sub-section of the Nai’m, to Muscat who effected his release
after giving an undertaking uo the Muscat Government that
miaikh a a bin k»>u.j_taii vvi_ui not allow ai^ything stoleii ixom
Muscat territory to be brought to or sold in Buraimi.
(v) Two women were recently abducted from 1 Aqar
which lies in Muscat territory uy certain r*obters and taken to
Buraimi via Fujairah territory. On hearing of this ana the fact
that the Shaikh of Fujairah took nc steps to apprehendthe
robbers ox 1 save the abducted women, bay id Ahmad bin Ibrahim,
Minister uox -iu*tciiia*x Aix&irs, Muscat, seiit All bin Muoh&ffai*
v,ith a rudely-woi'ded iet/fei to the Slxeikh of Fujairah px*otest-
irig against his c twituoe aiid saj? iig tr.at as he is considered by
the Sultan’s Government as one of their men (subject), he is
required co px^otect tiieir interests. The Sliaiki. oi Fujairah
replied that he considers himself quite independent from Muscat,
who.t he had no mlcxiiist j. 0 Xa c*bouw the passage oi the i ebbex's
thxOugh Ails teiritcxy ana that he ¥*as in no way i*esponsible fox*