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(i) *h*lkh bin f ahmah of the Bu 33haaie f who
had come to Bahrain to pay a yieit to Hie . dghneeo the Sheikh
or Bahrain, called *t the > reney on the 27th ,7\ine. He claimed
that he wae the Shaikh not only of the Al Hu 3haude nomads of
Kh&taa but also of those who live in the villages of nunainah,
TUbail and Hormuz in Jhahireh. He claimed elso that the 04 ain
part of Jcbel Befit belonred to him nd his eouslns 9 but ad
mitted that a small portion in the north beloved to the Shaikh
of rbu Dhabi and another small part on the east to Jhaikh Aiiaad
bin aahid al Jalf of the 1 Bu Kheraiban.
(11) Dubai i
ieference paragraph 62(iv)(b) of my Intelligence duns,ary
Xs« 10 of 1938. #
The dhsikh of Dubai f yielding to the influence of his
Aire -nd son 9 r olled to affect a settlement and temperatures
beg^n to rise. A further demand for fixed allowances In favour R
of his cousins was ignored, and the letter then proceeded to
lormulate a series of demands which included the followings-
!• A Budget and Civil Listf
2 * arrangements fur Health and Sanitation in the town(
3. A watch and ard ervicef
4. Reorganisation of the Customs Dspartraentf
5. Fixed 4 llowances for members of the Hulliv; Famiily^
6. Abolition of monopolies held by the Jhaikh, his wife
or his son, in respect of landing cargo from shlua.
fsrrissf motor services e cetera.
These demands were commnleeted in a letter to the Jhsikh and
immediately aftenvards the taahid family occupied the Dalra
s.n ers t ( ^ira is tha part of the town on the left bank of the
cr$?K), while the Jhalkh in his turn began to collect his be-
douin forces, / truce was however arranged and after much ne-
)( gotiatlon, in vhich 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. gent 9 aharjsh. played s
promintmt part, a reconciliation was effected, fhe Jhaikh
agreed to rbollsli monopolies and promised that reforms would
e iil x ' m Customs and other services shortlyt he also pro*
rev tives COnill ^ dr ^eetion of fixed allowances for his
i . A } on f it seamed tliat negotiations would br*ak
I down, ov*ing to the interference of the Shaikh of Pew al l hai-
I ^hj^rnl bad U> ».m hora wt» . reminds of oc-
eurrad «ft.r hi. intarvention In r alba affair..
Th. altuation now in *ibai 1. antiraly normal.
. t am told * thou #» I cannot guarantaa tha accuracy of
thi. information, that tha California Arabian Standard nil
° r J 1 ** to nagotiat. - with
Ibn ?aid to waive the clause in their Concession requiring the
to construct a refinery in >audi rebia.