"ملف 14/201 II، مسائل متنوعة خاصة بالساحل المتصالح، B 57" [و‎‎١‎٧‎٩] (٤١٧/٣٦٥)

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Express Letter.
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prom The politico.! Agent,Bahrain, Camp Ziarat (Baluchistan) •
TO - The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,Bushire.
NQ * Dated Camp Ziarat, the //? August 1940, V
Reference my express letter (l regret I am unable to
quote the number) forwarding to you copies of a letter from
the sheiKh of sharjah and its enclosure in regard to the
loyalty of his Secretary, Abdullah bin Faris.
2, I met the Residency Agent at DUBAI on the 5th of
August ana ascertained from him that Abdullah bin Faris had
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obtained the document attesting his loyalty by misrepresent
tion. He had apparently approached first a number of
British subjects and Persians ana said he was expecting a
high honour or title from the British Government in recogni-
tion of his services and that it would help him if they
wouldwmdm sign a certificate in his favour. After obtaining
their signatures he had of course little aifficulty in
inducing a certain number of sharjah subjects to sign also,
3, The Residency Agent tells me that my letter to sheikh
Sultan bin Saqr had some considerable effect but that this
effect will be completely negatived if we let the matter
rest now, for of course Abdullah bin Faris 1 activities are
well known. It is practically impossible at this stage to
force the Sheikh to get rid of his Secretary, and I propose
therefore, subject to your approval, to take the following
action. A letter will be written to the Sheikh acknowledging
his communication and saying that it appears to inaicate the
he knows less of what goes on in his own town than I ao
who live in Bahrain. Though I do not fully appreciate tne
reasons why he is apparently so anxious to retain tne
services of a man of such dubious loyalty, I do not seek a
quarrel with him on that account. I presume he fully
realises the responsibility which rests on him and at the
same time I myself shall take adequate steps to ensure
that I am kept fully aware
of all that that man does.If
Abdullah bin Faris wishes to prove that he has unaergone a
change of heart and that he is now a loyal ^anu ^energetic