'File 8/8 VII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1948' [‎156r] (311/322)

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Khawatir and other tribes against hi^. Having
accepted certain conditions and obligations Shaikh
Saqr bin Mulia’-nmad was formally recognised by
as Ruler of Ras al Khalmah on the 16th July. A
salute of three guns was later accorded to him.
Sultan bin Salim who made Dubai his permanent
residence, intensified his intrigues against the new
shaikh and went to Dhaid several times where he collec—
t'-'i round in self a number of robbers from various
tribes in order to harass his nephew. Although he
was warned by the Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , to
refrain from doing sc, he did not actually comply but
went secretly to Ras al Ehaimah and occupied his g^den
there. He wcs immedi-taly turned out by his nephew
who complained against him to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. . The
D olitical Agent called Sultan bin Salim and asked him
for an explanation for this bad behaviour but he gave
him no satisfaction. On trying to take him to Bahrain
by a sloop to spend some time there in exile, Sultan
bin.Salim disobeyed the order and escaped and fired on
the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent with a
pistol which he had hidden in his clothes. He was
afforded asylum by the Shaikh of Sharjah 1 s brother
with the Shaikh of Sharj ah * s connivance and arrange
ments were made for hfm next morning to leave for the
desert. At last he went to Manai* and took shelter
there until the end of the year.
All the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Shaikhs were asked by
the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. to arrest Sultan bin Salim if he
entered their territory./ Shaikh of Sharjah's brother
was ordered to leave for Jahrain, where he spent three
weeks, as a punishment for sheltering Sultan bin Salim
in his house, and economic sanctions were imposed on
the Shaikh of Sharjah, which continued till the end of
the year, for disobeying the orders for thearrest of
Sultan bin Salim.
Sultan bin Salim went to Muscat and requested
the Sultan of Muscat tc intervene for him with H.M.G.
Tho result of the Sultan^ interventions was still not
apparent at the end of the year.
(iii) Kalla :
In early Jarm?ry the people of fthaur Fakkan,
Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and Luliyah, three dependencies under the
Sheikhdom of Kalba and the N&qlbyeen tribe renounced
the authority of the Regent and his nephew Fumaid bin
Abdullah, turned out their guards and held the fort,
towers and other important positions. They then sent a
representation to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent saying that they
no longer wantsdShaikh Khalid to be Regent and requested
that another capable person be appointed. The Political
Agent and the PoiitictJ. Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , then
visited Khaur Fakkan and Kalba and personally heard
the complaints of the people and their grievances. The
people later chose Shaikh Hurraid bin Muhammad of Ral al
Khaima to be the new Regent but in early July, before
the matter could finally be decided, the Regent and his
nephew, with the^help of the Shaikh of Fujairah, entered
the belligerent port of Khaur Fakkan without opposition
and captured the Fort and all other strategic points.
One man was killed and three others wounded. The Chief
of the Naqibyeen tribe fled to Sharjah but was later
allowed to return to his own place. The Regent and his
nephew once again established their authority over those
areas which remained quiet till the end of the year.