'File 0223 Ras Al Khaimah Affairs' [‎116r] (231/284)

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roXitioal Roaidont, Paraimfi 8uif f ao^roin .
H.M. 9 a $«oratory of Mote for foreign AfCmiv*,
i>otad doth Moron W4$»
Oirouraotonoe* hovo rendered noooooory tt*e appolnt^ont
of n non .ifcoidJi. in Hao ai iumitma and a non Regent for Raid*.
2. The present haikh of Rao of Kljaioali* ^uitan din
aa-Uffit recognised 29 years ago in euocession to his brother
■ihaikfc huhasytf;ad» she resigned the 3h«ikhdoo as a result of
a family oompaot. It is regret ted that it has not yet been
possible to trace the record a relating to this. in Psoruary
shiIs Ihalkh , ultan «as absent his nsphes Shaikh 3a^r din
Sohammad seised his house and imprisoned his relatives suom
he sudse^usntiy released. There had long been entity detseen
r^haUh ;uitan on the one hand and his brother Shaikh Umamtmd
and the latter 9 s sons on the other osing to lhaikh sultan 9 s
failure to give Jhaifch huhan^ad his share of the revenue in
accordance with the family compact. -haikh Sultan has aisaye
be *n an unsatisfaotory Ruler. He has kept to himself the
revenues of the lhatkhdom and has built himself a house in
Dubai. It is believed that he has no particular desire to
return to Has al khaimaht the people of whion are more or
less solidly behind : haikh 3a^r. During ay reoent visit
to the Truoial Coast Shaikh huhaaumd o«me to see me *ith his
eldest son diaikh Hunaid and ihaikh Raqr sho Is his xt^ia son
and asked that lhaikh Saqr might be recognised as Ruler of
Ras al JUiaiaah* ihaikh 3aqr promised to obs^rvep: all out
standing treaties end engagements. It has been the practise
in the past for H.U.C. to recognise any fait accompli of this
nature in the Truoial Coast ihaikhdoms end it has often been
necessary in tne pact to recognise Rulers who have obtained
poser as a result of one or more murders. kortunately this
element is absent in the present ease.
3. kiaikh Khali d bin Ahmad *&s recognised as Regent
of Kal&a on behalf of JUs minor nephes ihaikh Huead bin ba 9 id
on the death of the Ruler of Kalba* shaikh 3a 9 id bin Hamad in
April 1937 vide the late India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. telegram lo.kdbl dated
30th November 193?• ihaikh Khalid is ms 7S> years old and
is quite ioeapable of performing the functions of Regent.
The affairs of the Rhaik .dom are being conducted by his nephes
Shaikh Humaid bin Abdullah (not identical si th the Sheikh
Humaid mentioned in paragraph a above) • *no is dissolute
am sorthlsss* ' the Regent anc uis nephew have succeeded
in debouching the real Ruler thaikh H«irs.*c who is m* 18 years
old. in ordinary eirounstanoes It should possible to dispense
with the Regent me give thaikh Hgaud fulu powers a» he has
reached the age of 18 but hie oharaoter and disposition are
ouch that he is Rot at present fit to rule* It is doubtful
whether he ever will be but it will cause less die location
if he is allowed to re&aln as nominal Ruler for the present
and another Regent is appointed. Cuing to the misrule of
>haikh hhalld and hie nephew haikh Him*aid some of the villages
in the thaiki dom have already turned out their guards and
/ refused