"ملف ٠١٩٠ مذكرات إخبارية من الساحل المتصالح" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٤] (٤٠٨/٢٨٧)

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disembarked a salute of 3 guns was fired for him. Later the
Senior Laval Officer,Persian Gulf, accompanied by the Political
Officer, Trucial Coast, came ashore and returned the call on the
Shaikh at his Fort. H.M.S.Wildgoose left Has al Khaimah in the
afternoon. The Political Officer, Trucial Coast returned to
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Sharjah the same day.
26. MOVEMFPTS OF TRlCIAL COAST SHAIKHS .
(i) On the 25th Shaikh Muhammad bin Hamad ash-Sharqi of
Fujairah arrived at Ajman. On the 27th he came to Sharjah and
called on the Political Officer, Trucial Coast. On the 1st March
he called on the Shaikh of Sharjah who suitably entertained him.
He stayed the night as a guest of the Shaikh of Sharjah and
returned to Ajman the following day. It may be noted that in
the past the Shaikh of Fujairah harboured suspicions about the
Shaikh of Sharjah’s intentions towards him and rejected several
offers of reconciliation. This change of attitude on the part of
the Shaikh of Fujairah towards Sharjah is very significant.
(ii) On the 24th Shaikh Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Sulaiman
of Bakha arrived at Dubai. He called on the Political Officer,
Trucial Coast, on the 1st March.
(iii) On the 26th Shaikh Ahmad bin Rashid, ruler of Umra al
qaiwain, arrived at Sharjah and, after taking lunch with the
Shainh of Sharjah , returned to Umm al Qaiwain the same day.
27. LOCAL AFFAIRS .
(i) Reference para 19 (i) of News Report No.3 of 1949.
On the 3rd Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr returned to Sharjah
with the two kidnapped women who hcve b en released from slavery
in Buraimi.
(ii) During the period under report Shaikh Sultan bin
Saqr, ruler of Sharjah, became seriously ill with simultaneous
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Bronchitis, Diabetes and other complaints. Despite careful
treatment by all the available doctors , he showed no signs of
improvement. The doctors have, however, advised him to go to
Bahrain for better treatment.
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