Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎403v] (811/1028)

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CHAPTER VIII.
'Administration Report for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. of Oman for the year 1929.
General.—-The Hon’ble the 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. , accompanied by the Political
Agent, Bahrain, and an Air Force Officer visited Ras al Khaimah on the 11th
May, by air, and exchanged visits with the Ruler of the place.
tt ^^^onffile the 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. made a tour of the Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. in July.
<< rr • ^ ky mal l on the 21st July and transferred to H. M S
Triad ” oft Farur Island.
Personnel.—K\mn Bahadur Isa bin Abdul Latif continued to hold charge of
tiie post of 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. He was awarded the honour of the “ 0 B E ”
tor lug good services in connection with the suppression of the slave traffic.'
. Pearling. The catch was inferior to that of last year, and the market low.
Owing to financial difficulties, many boats did not put to sea, and pearlers like
Muhammad bin Biyat and Muhammad bin Ahmad Dalmuk were on the verge of
bankruptcy Haft Muhammad Ali Zainal Reza had last year purchased on
ci edit pearls worth several lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees from various Pearl merchants on the Trucial
Oman, but the pearls remained unsold in Paris. One of the victims was the
pearler Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Dalmuk. Not receiving his money to equip
his fleet he was obliged to raise about Rs. 2,00,000 from a Hindu merchant at ™
interest of 36 per cent This prima facie is au exorbitant rate, but the risks of
money lending on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. are extremely high.
Relations with Rin Saud.—^o activities of King Bin Saud’s Ajrent at
v~;* interfering m the Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. affairs have been reported during the
y ' . 1S ma y be d ue to his good intentions or to his pre-occupation elsewhere
Sharjah. Ruler : Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar Al Qasimi.
The Manasir bedouins frequently raided the outskirts of Shariah.
Shaikh Abdur Rahman bin Muhammad, uncle of the Ruler of Shariah
116 rei ? amm £ Portion of his deportation having been con’
would behave welfin^utura ^ ° n the RuleT,S lindertakin g that the Sheikh
by thYmessenUTs onrEeiid^cyAAnfto eSCOrted
Sharjah fi rst fired on th^ThlTJzfcmland^^dX party! Tl S
the trans^essors. 61 '^ fineTof "rs^ 1 2^,000 S was levied o/the^culpHts 881 '^ t0
Ruler : Shaikh Saeed bin Maktum al Hashar.
pe^bhnS^ S at WbalTorte mach" e^thaf^slt^cial
Germany. 5 eventually sent to India to be despatched to
d’etatVm^ Thel’told Sbaikhlaled th^H r en ^ neered « mild cup
ed his cousin Mana bin Rashid as Riiltr^ Dib^Th^ hlm n and aPP<,int '
amicably settled by H. M. S. Lupin ” n-nHfilnT? I ” atte D however, was
tions from the 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. nnri qwi i q 1G ttusidency Agent, under instruc-
as Ruler. Resident, and Shaikh Saeed continued to hold his position
Ajman. Ruler : Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid.
latter raid Ajman territory 11 from^ime totime 6 A1 BU Shamis Bed uoins, the
patients paid a visit to^AjmTnMIamiyalf^nd Dib 1 ' 6111 ’ the request of some
made successful operations. ^ ’ c 13ai in ^he month of January and
Abu Dhabi. Ruler : Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan.
slave Farhan bin SarfiT^wh^hel^aiWanumn^ th p S L likh over a manumitted
Agent, Muscat, but was re-enslaved in An nfT Certlficate from the Political
and her son Ahmad bin Hassan who wer^snld 0 -^ 1 ’ i 11 " 1 OTer a tlaluehi woman
being brought to bear, he delivered Farhan nnW 0 '™' Eventnall . v pressure
'eiea r arhan and the woman, but Ahmad bin