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TR0CIAL COAST.
Debai• In May 1934 a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. loaded with cargo from a
B.I. Steamer went aahore when trying to enter Debai harbour in
bad weather. The dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. was subsequently looted and the owners
of the goods naturally complained to the Shaikh. The latter
said that he would enaeavour to retrieve the goods or obtain
compensation. So far he has been unsuccessful.
2. Recently, Shaikh Juma, the brother of the Ruler of
Debai, visited 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. , Bahrain, and in referring
to the above unsatisfactory affair, accused his (Juma*a)
cousins of being implicated.
(Bahrain Int. Report).
3 . It will be remembered that these same cousins attempted
to depose the Shaikh last September, and presumably this is one
of their methods of undermining his authority. It seems
possible that Juma fears that there will be further trouble with
the cousins in the not-distant future.
4 . Shaikh Juma also reported that he had met Bin Saud at
Mecca and that the latter had received him cordially.
1 5» Bu Musa. Golden Valley Ochre & Oxide Company^
j In continuation of para .30 of I/.arch-April xieport, Mr. Barnett
recently experienced some annoyance due to the action of the
Shaikh of Sharjah. The latter insisted that the Bu Musian
labourers should be changed round fortnightly so that all
should receive in turn the daily payment of eight annas. As
it takes at least a week to train a man, such a system appears
uneconomic, but fortunately the male inhabitants are few, and
all have now served their apprenticeship.
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6. Has al Nhaimah• 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 reports that the
Shaikh has sent a letter to the Honourable 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.
requested that a geologist should visit Ras al Khaimah. This
seems to suggest that the Shaikh is at last changing his policy
towards H.M. Govt., a view which received support from 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.
("LUPIN").
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KUWAIT.
20. Kuwait - Iraq Smuggling . Syed Hamid Beg, the Iraqi
Deputy for Basrah, when calling 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. , Kuwait
at the end of April had much to say on this question.
21. He considered that the only just course for his
government to adopt was to set up Customs posts along the Kuwait-
Iraq frontier, the intervening gaps being watched by car patrols.
Such a preventative system, coupled with a genuine effort on the
part of Irfis to cultivate more friendly relations with Kuwait
would, he thought, be a satisfactory solution to the problem.