"ملف 14/201 II، مسائل متنوعة خاصة بالساحل المتصالح، B 57" [و‎‎٧‎٨] (٤١٧/١٦٣)

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We arrived off Abu Dhabi nt about 1
/ |
p.m. on the
31st Mr.y IG^P, v J q i- - rj pr •••• -^ vp >- t -p
the weather was rough* and -e found co-: S iierablp numbers
anchored off the shore behind the reef at Abu Dhabi. Many
of them -err 'Xibai and Shtr.jah dhows and there were even
some fhihuh boats.
The Shaikh did not leave the shore for ne-ly 40
minutes after we had anchored. ^his may not have been
altogether his fault as we saw his car ap arently stuck in
' '
He was pi abj-e ano sm&iled neatly sic answered a lorg
string of questions froir me S-bbUt the pearling fleet
without exhibiting impctien^e, r {r f OT , we ^i_
over one hour. He took ashore with him the Air Liaison
Officer, who wanted to see the aerodroine ar^ netrol store,
and was mostly friend to?-rds M:a.
I went ashor with the 0 - ? or Mrva" 1 Officer at
5 p.m. Tlie Shaikh net us o.. the b(. ach -nd took us to his
guest house, where "Uncle Khalifah" was waiting. ^-^ter
considerable polite conversation, some t? Lk about Bar-'imi
and further enquiries about the pearling fleet. I raised
the question of slave-trading. I reminded him of the
conversation on the political Resident f s last visit, and
spoke of the withdrawal of the good offices ef ""is
Majesty 1 s Government; Ind I asked what he was doi g to
stop this traffic. He claimed to have me 1 e extensive
enquiries but to have found no trac of it m nxs
territory. T said X had information f'om r c % Lo j : .-.vf ti?
that it was going on, and he really roust get to grin.; with
it. He then said that if T gave him the name of anyone
in Abu Dhabi who was trading in slaves to wejd aw Hsr,s?
he would deal - ith him to my satisfaction. — claimrri to
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