Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [‎144r] (287/1203)

ZUBARAK .
12. It is reported that the Arair of Hasa recently
wrote to the 3heikh of Qatar informing him that the
absconding Naira tribesmen who came to Bahrain after the
Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. incident and are now in Saudi Arabia had approached
him to obtain permission for them to go to Qatar to collect
their cattle and other belongings which they had left at
Zttbarah when they set out for Bahrain. The Sheikh of Qatar
refused to grant permission for these Naim tribesmen to
return to Qatar to make arrangements for the return of thei:
animals. (P.A. Bahrain).
T RUCIA L COAS T.
13* JDib a News was received on 30th December of the
death of Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmad of Diba.
14. Ras el Khaimah. With reference to paragraph 8
of b-fiPTFORD* s Letter of Proceedings for 15-31 October, 1937
forwarded as an enclosure to S.N.O.P.G’s Report of
Proceedings for November, 1937. The outcome of this affair
was a somewhat inadequate letter of regret 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 at Sharjah and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. consequently
stopped the Sheikh of Ras al Khaimah’s travel permits
until such time as he saw fit to address a formal letter
of apology to the b.N.O.I.G.
It is now reported that the Sheikh has been
considerably inconvenienceu by thia action and that in
consequence was unable to make the ”Haji u to Mecca with
his son and family.
BATINNH C0A;T .
15. Disturbances have broken out in the Bani Kaab
tribe, whose headquarters are at Mahdha, a village some
forty ralfes west of Sohar. The cause of the disturbances
is the rivalry between the ex Shaikh’s son and his ’uncle
for the control of the tribe. This rivalry has existed
since Sheikh Salim bin Diyain died, some two years ago and
the enmity between the two has increased until in the
middle of December it broke into open hostilities. Later
reports state that the district is in a very disturbed
and unsettled condition. (P.A. Muscat)
M USCAT .
16. Italian Interest in the Gulf . Ironoseu visit of
Italian Sloop to Muscat. on 24th January, the Political
Agent, Muscat, reported that a telegram had been received
from the Italian Minister in Baghdad by H.M. The Sultan’s
Representative with a request for permission for the
Italian warship BRITRiiA to visit Muscat between 21st and
24th February on a cnise of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
It is understood that the reply given to this
request was that permission for a visit could only be
given by the Sultan who was absent abroad. The Sultan’s
Representative stated that the object in giving this reply
was to stop the visit. No further information regarding
this matter has been received to date.
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