"ملف ٣٨/٨ شؤون دولة مسقط: علاقات القاسمي شيخ دبا مع الدولة" [و‎‎٩] (٥٦/١٧)

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place ana they are firmly in occupation. In the meantime
find it bettor if you will refer to K.B.Syed Abdur-Razzaq,
Residency Agent to give you his best views. Please don't
neglect the matter and inform me in a reply as soon as possible.
Copy of Memorandum No .C/953 dated the 21st June 1944 from the
Political Agency, Bahrain to the Residency Agent, Sharjah.
Reference Political Officer Trucial Coast's Memorandum
No.C/989-3/5(G) dated the 14th June 1944.
2. Please institute enquiries and let me have a report as
soon as possible.
3. To what letter from Syed Ahmed bin Ibrahim does Shaikh
Humaid bin Abdullah refer in his letter to Shaikh Khalid bin
Ahmed ?•
Copy of Memorandum No.C/1028-3/5(G) doted the 24th June 1944
from the Resident Agent, Sharjah to the Political Agent, Bahrain.
Reference your memorandum No.953 dated the 21st ^uno
1944.
2. An armistice of two months was arranged through che media
tion of the Shaikhs of Ras al Khnimah and Bukha respectively.
They sent, on their behalf, Iftihaaoad bin Salih of Rams (see para
graph (iv) of Nows Report No.8 of 1944 for the period ending 30th
April 1944). Tho armistice oxpirod on 1st Rajib 1363 (i.e.22nd
June 1944). Thelve day^ before thcooxfiai!y : .ef:-the<->abmistice the
Shalneh without any act of intimidation by the Qawasim or giving
warning to them attacked Ali bin Ahmed Khalfnn and his farmer
while on his way to his own garden at Diba (Hisn)• He was killed
and his farmer was wounded. As a result of this act both parties
carried arms and started firing at each other. Latest unconfirmed
report to the effect that three ware killed on the Qawasim side
while one killed and one wounded on the Shahuh side.
3. Paragraph 3. The letter referred to in Shaikh Humaid 1 2 3 s
letter was not the letter to the Wali of Khasab but the one by
Saiyid Ahmed bin Ibrahim in which he says that he had sent a
letter to the Wqli of Khasab. Copy of this letter together with
translation is enclosed.