Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [‎207r] (415/472)

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On the 17th Mr. Lermitte, accompanied by Captain Bjird,
Mr. Wallings and Squadron Leader Lewis made an aerjial 1340
reconnaissance of Buraimi and Oman and landed to reraelT'’
at Masirah. The party returned to Sharjah the same day.
On the 18th they again made a reconnaissance flight to
Buraimi and the Dhahira area and returned to Sharjah about
noon. The party left for Bahrain the same afternoon.
(iii) Reference paragraph 56 of Intelligence Summary
No.4*
The Geophysical Party have moved to Ruwais and are
now operating from Sharjah. A small camp has, however,
been set up at Faridah in Abu Dhabi territory, from where
a party work in Abu Dhabi and Dubai territories and as far
eastward to the mountains and Ramlat Araij as the Abu Dhabi
guards are willing to take them.
(iv) When the Geophysical Party were operating from
Ruwais, Mr. Schell, one of the geophysicists, met a Saudi
Party west of Ruwais between Jabal Baragh and Jabal Dhanna.
They asked Mr. Schell for a tin of kerosene which was
supplied to them. They told him that they had come to
collect Ibn Saud f s taxes from certain Murra tribesmen who
had escaped to Abu Dhabi territory. According to Mr.
Schell, they are well equipped with modern tents and one
of the party could speak a little English.
(v) Captain R.E.R. Bird, formerly of the Indian
Political Service and now with Petroleum Developments
( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited, is working as Liaison Officer
for the Company with the tribes of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. hinter
land. He has recently been negotiating with the A1 bu
Shamis for the survey of their area by the Company. Their
Shaikh Muhammad bin Rahmah has reduced his charges for
permission to survey from rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. one lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to Rs.25,000/-
per year.
71. THE PERSIAN CLAIM .
Reference paragraph 35 (i) of Intelligence Summary
No.3. /
Majid. Al-Aradi who accompanied Abdullah Az Zairah
to Persia, has returned to Bahrain. He is under observation
by the Bahrain Government authorities.
72. A ID FOR PALES TINE .
(i) It is reported that His Highness Shaikh Salman
has donated a sum of Rs.10,000/- to the Palestine Fund.
The fund which is under the patronage of Shaikh Abdullah bin
Isa, uncle of His Highness, has noft reached a total of
Rs.1,05,000/-. This has been converted into Iraqi Dinars
and sent to the Palestine Arab High Committee through His
Excellency Shukri A1 Quwatli, President of the Syrian Re.
public.
(ii) On the 21st Jamil Barakat, cousin of the ex-Mufti
of Jerusalem*, Saiyid Jamal al Husaimi, and special envoy
of the