"ملف مقيمية بوشهر 14/163 I، شؤون عجمان، ٢٦ أكتوبر ١٩١٠-٢٧ وأغسطس ١٩٢١" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٥] (٥٣٤/٣٢٠)

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Poom - The Residsncy Agent, Sfaargah
To - The Deputy Political Resident, Persian Gulf, Bushire
No.'506 dated 29th June 1920.
A. C. ' , X
With reference to my telegram No.473 dated 21st June 1920
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on the subject of the occurrence at Ajman, I beg to state the
circumstances under which the Hireh men entered the Shaikh's
house at Ajman. A Bedouin namsd Mobarak ben Sabt killed a
1«38 (Maroh-fipril 192») in the
Shargah territory. The latter mas a Fedawi of Shaikh Khaled bs
Ahmad. The murderer took rSfuge with Sh.. flomaid ben Abdul Aziz
Chief of Ajman. The murdered man's relatives went to the said
Shaikh and demanded Mobarak. Sh. Homaid refused to ttoijl
ffi obari:k continued to remain with thj( Shaikh."^ (Dn the night of
27th Ramazan 1338 (15-6-20) Mobarak took with himself Abdur
Rahman ben Muhammad, a Shaikh of the Bu—Shanyss, and some other
men inside the house of the Chief of Ajman* The door keeper
did not prevent them because he knew Mobarak.^ In the follow
ing morning Mobarak was kiiisixiy shot dead by th5< people" o^
Aj man. ^
On the same night Shaikh Khaled ben Ahmad sent his brother
Sh. Hashed and Abdollah to me three times requesting me to
xiiH proceed to Ajman to compose the affray. I made excuses
til srsj ah
proceed-ed there.
As he was approaching Ajman, he found tki* it impossible to
enter the town on account of the rifle shots. So he remained
outside.
The British subjects residing at Ajman, A1 ben butah and
Bunnias, and the Persian subjects, sent a message to me reque »
ing protection for their lives and property. 0 haikh Homaid wrot
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me a- letter dated 27th Ramazan by the hand of Haji Ahmad ben
Lutah, which I beg to forward hsrewith for your information,
requesting me to go thecrs because he saw his life endangered by
the Shargah men (who hai< taken the fort). i n addition to this
shaikh Whaled sent his brother, Abddllah, from Ajman to me
requesting me to 00 there.