"أعلام رفعها شيخ قطر. (البحرين والساحل المتصالح)" [و‎‎٦‎٢] (١٤٢/١٢٧)

Dated tfas \3 ! i Dtcember, 1938.
Dear Giiaac^ry,
Would you plesee refsr to .your lettsr 10^11/15/38,
dated the 16tn May, 1938, to th® Political Agency, Bahrain,
forwarding a request the German Jmbaasy Baguiad for infor
mation as to the flags of the Trucial Co®at Shaikhe « we
are sorry for the delay in replying but the nutter got over
looked.
2. The Shaikhs of Sharjah and Kas-al-Khair®h fly a
"white pierced red* flag kno^n as frucial QQa »t flag Mo.d,
vide sice tch attached*
3. The Shaikhs of kbaDhabi, Ajusn, Debai and 0mm-al-
-uaiviai n fly an oblong flag the lengtii oeing appro^cimately
three tlMs the breadth, about 5/otii being red and the remain
ing sixth (nearest the msst) %nite. a sketch of this flag
is also enclosed. This flag Bay be called the Trucial Coast
flag Bo *1*
Ae should be interested to learn the reason for the
curiosity of the German Embassy on thia question.
5. f« are forwarding a copy of this letter and enclosures
to the senior laval Officer Persian Gulf and the Political
Agent Bahrain.
Yourss ever
The Chancery,
British iSmbassy
Baghdad.