"ملف 8/8 II التقارير الإدارية السنوية لوكالة البحرين" [و‎‎١‎٥‎٤] (٧٢٠/٣٠٧)

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Diba-Hisn.
On 30th March 1941 Shaikh Humid bin
* Abdul lah,nephev/ of
the Regent of Kalba occupied Wadi Madha in which there are three
villages - Madha, Ghuna and Hayar Rani Harnid in tiie Shaxnaliyah
District. This aggi’avted the situation and hostilities on a large
scale were resumed between the Shahuh and the Qawasimo On 15th April
L.ie Wali of fjinas, ’Ali bin Mudhaffar, succeeded, through the help
the Shaikhs of
of/Fujairah anu Abu Baqarah, in arranging a two months Truce pending
a final agreement between the Regent of Kalba and the Muscat
Authorities. On 10th June hostilities were again resumed between the
Qawasim and the Shahuh at Diba as a result a few men v» r ere killed and
wouiided on both sides. In July the Sultan of Muscat deputed saiyid
Ahmad bin Ibrahim to setule matters with tlie '^awasim. Owing to the
uncompiomising attitude of both sides no final agreement was reached
but the Truce was extended for another two months so as to give time
to the Regent of Kalba to meet the Sultan and settlemthe matter with
him. On 16th August the Regent of Kalba left for Muscat where he
stayed for 11 days and then returned to Kalba. No agreement was reach
ed between the parties and the matter was postponed for another two
months. In December the Sultan again deputed Saiyid Ahmad bin Ibrahim
to settle matters between the Qawasim and the Shahuh but was not
successful. When he was on his way back to Muscat he called at
Fujairah and with the help of the Shaikh of Fujairah agreed with the
Regent of Kalba to remove tlie upper portion of the tower("Murabba*ah
in return for which the Muscat Government would compensate the Regent
'viuh Rs.600/-. The Regent of Kalba sent men on his behalf who
apparently did some demolition and he then sent a messenger to Muscat
that he had fulfilled his part of the agreement and asked for Rs.60C/-
At the seme time the Shahuh also sent a messenger that the Regent had
only taken off the upper battlements of the tower, which was not
auf^^cient according to tlie agreement. The Sultan f s Representative
refused to pay and vsent a reply to the Regent that no money would be
paid unless he did the demolition agreed upon©
(ii) On 2nd October Shaikh Khalid bin Alimad,Regent of Kalba,
moved -rom Ajr.ian to Kira with his brother, nephews and all members
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ox their families contrary to the agxxxrsiHxi terms of/the agreement
dated 24th June 1927 according to which he undertook to
keep out of