File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [‎219r] (125/840)

Shargah and Uram al (iaiwain while Shaikh lea bin Saleh
visited Baraim! •
11« In December 1925 the Chief of limm al ^.aiwain
and the Kaimi headman of Lamriyah took the Bani ^itab
Shaikh to Abu Dhabi to settle the feud between the i^ani
^itab and the Bani Yas.
12« In the same month the Ibadhi leaders of Oman,
who are equally ant i- Sult an (of Muacat) and anti* I bn
Sa^d,commenced their offensive against Dhahirah and
Baraimi and initially achieved considerable success*
After the capture of Ibrl, however, they quarrelled*
Shaikh Sulaiman bin liaroyar defected and Shaikh Isa bin
Saleh fell ill* The Imam and Shaikh Isa then abandoned
the expedition and returned to their homes*
13, In the same month the Shaikh of Dibai received
x
a letter purport of which
has only now been cofamunl
cated to me* In it the
x
Translation attached*
Enclosure D*
Amir olf iiasa conveys a serious threat against the shaikh
of Abu Dhabi*
14* In February 1926 it was reported that the Amir
of Uasa had sent a t>oaee of police to 'hargah in pursuit
of a Najdi criminal* In the letter addressed to the
haikh the extradition of the brirainal was demanded*
The accused was not found and the Hajdi police went on to
AJman and Has al Khaimah* Apparently the man escaped
detection. Incidentally, it was reported at the same
time that Kajdl slave-traders were boldly bringing
African negroes and (according to later report-) war-
captives down to thi coastal towns for sale; arm furth
that the Trucial shaikhs were afraid to interfere with
them*
15. In March 1926, the Amir, Ibn Jaluwi,sent two
superior officials, Said and Ibn ai*eur, to collect