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Reference para 84(i) of Intelligence Summary No, 6,
his recent visit to Qatar 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. took
-ne opportunity of speaking to the Shaikh about the slavery
activities of his subjects. A particularly flagrant example ‘
nas s i n ce come to light of a manumitted slave who had been
seized by his old master and sold to one of the A1 Than! family,
Shaikh of Qatar has been asked to produce the slave before
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. .
99
AL KHAIMi.H .- *
Reference para 50 of Intelligence Summary No, 4.
,^ u ^ an hin Salim, the ex-Ruler of Ras al Khaimah has
been making frequent visits to Dhaid ostensibly to repair his
nousc there and to attend to his gardens. . There were indications
nowever that he intended to instal himself in Dhaid and to use it
as a base from which to harass his brother and nephew in Ras al
nnaimah, and to bring pressure to bear on the Khawatir, who are
supporting them. He collected round him a number of the bedouin
/i* i *^ ai p lr > Wuhibali^Duru* , Nai’m and Manasir and sent to
, . 1 ^ ln Khawatir to come to Dhaid to negotiate with
^ the return of the camels, rifles and household effects
alleged to have been stolen from his son's house at Ras al Khaimah
at the time of the coup d'etat. The Political Officer, Trucial
coast has accordingiy warned him that he should desist from intrigue,
that he should continue to live in Dubai as hitherto, and that
he should only go to Dhaid for the bona fide purpose of attending to
gardens. Sultan bin Salim denied all intention to create
n^ ble m nerphew, and undertook to inform the Political
J rucial Coa st or 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 before he visited
Dhc.id again and to state the reasons for his visit.
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D UBAI - ABU DEAR I DTRPTTT^.
Reference para 52 of Intelligence Summary No. 4.
-nr! .delegation has recently visited Sharjah - '
ouid the Political Officep, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. has had a series of
nnd^ aik ^ Hazza > brother of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi,
Rashld ’ the oldest son of the Ruler of Dubai. The
tn mo ^ d l hei n main encampment to Hasa and continue
1 L the e f forts of th o Abu Dhabi Ruler to make peac£
PoTht?r^ th nr4 nd Du ^ al •. , shaikh Hazza has, however, given the
??7^ i t c ^T 0fflcer 2 Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. a written undertaking that Abu
controT^o pr ® vent them using any part of Buraimi under Abu Dhabi
? base fr ? in whlch t0 obtack Dubai. He has also
in tho nnnn^ t0 ? upply the !? with ^ uns or camels nor make increases
whioh mon f y ’ cloth, grain, coffee and other foodstuffs
theS h in b nnS w ^ hltherto supplied to the Manasir, nor assist
ar-inqf cc: ' ltinuc to indulge in hostilities
suff?Pirnt ba ^ . Shaikh Rashid has accepted these assurances as
attonnt tn l d is , coaPldent h o can deal with the Manasir if they
attempt to renew hostilities withevt Abu Dhabi support. The
lifted 10 sanctions that were imposed on Abu Dhabi have now been
denosit wtth U fh er M° f Abu Dhabi catK;ls alleged to have been on
deposit with the Man^sir were captured by Dubai in their last
^ffement with the Monasir. Abu Dhabi have asked for the?r return
the RulPn e or n n tanC ? af . both P ar tic3 the matter has been referred to
the Ruler of Umm al Qaiwain, who his placed on Dubai the burden
of proving