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the Shaikh of Qatar declining to act on the Political Agent’s advice to make
suitable provision for his relatives, and 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. refusing to listen
to the Shaikh’s requests that he should evict them from Bahrain.
(iv) In June 1938 the Shaikh of Qatar agreed to exempt Royal Air Force
fuel stocked at Dohah from the payment of Customs dues.
(v) Activities of Petroleum Development {Qatar) Limited.—{a) A geolo
gical Survey of the Qatar Peninsula, begun in 1937, was completed in the
early summer.
(b) A camp and landing jetty were erected at Jebel Dukhan and Zekrit
respectively on the West Coast of the Peninsula. The two have been con
nected b}- a road, nine miles long. The camp has accommodation for 15
European and 120 Asiatic employees. The camp has electric light and
power, an ice plant and a Marconi wireless set.
(c) 3 water wells were bored, but the results were disappointing, and
drinking water has to be imported from Bahrain.
{d) Drilling for oil started in October 7th, the plant being capable of
drilling to a depth of 7,500 feet. On December 31st the well had reached a
depth of 2,000 feet.
28. Tracial Coast. — {i) Traded Shaikhs .—The following were thP
Shaikhs of the various States of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. throughout the year :
(2) Sharjah
(3) Abu Dhabi .
(4) Umm al Qaiwain
(5) Ajman
(6) Ras al Khaimah
(7) Kalba .
Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr.
Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan.
Shaikh Ahmad bin Rashid.
Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid.
Shaikh Sultan bin Salim.
Shaikh Sa id bin Hamad (Minor).
Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad (Regent).
(n) British Interests.— Wv. R. V. Robinson was in charge of the Rest
House of the Imperial Airways Limited until 15th May 1938 when he was
relieved by Mr. W. H. Whelan. Mr. Whelan remained in charge until De
cember when he was relieved by Mr. S. Broad. h
Fowte ^KcTl^rBF 6 p 0 r t OUr , a, i e Ueutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard
-oowle, K.C.l L. C.B.E., 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. visited
Dubai and Abu Dhabi on the 27th February and 1 st March respectively.
H. Weightman, Esquire, I.C.S., 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 toured
the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. m February, March, May, June and October ’visitinsr
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Umm al Qaiwain and Ajman. ’ 1Sltmg
su - -fl 9 a P. tain B - Howes, Officiating 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 visited
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{iv) Aviation, {a) The East and West bound service of the Imneria 1
Khaimah on account of the disturbances at Dubai. K 1
(b) On the 6 th June an extended Agreement for five vears for n
Coast. B ferounas and seaplane anchorages on the Trucial
Visits to the TmS C(Sst! PS ° f ^ Persian Guli Hivision paid frequent
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