"ملف 8/16 ملخص استخباراتي بشأن البحرين" [و‎‎٣‎٩] (٢٠٦/٧٧)

Gulf, the^Political Agent, and the Commanding Officer, K.M,S.
"L*ch Quoich 1 '. In the afternoon Plis Highness and a number of
his 'relatives were entertained to te2 on board the "RPNDOVA"
and shown over the ship"3 In the evening the Senior Naval Officer,
ersian Gulf, gave a Cocktail party at Jufair for a number of
officers of the United States Navy and His Excellency the Polit
ical Resident entertained the two Commanding Officers and four
other American Naval Officers to Dinner.
On the 20th the Political Agent gave a luncheon
party for a number of American Naval Officers. In the afternoon
a reception was held on b#ard the M REND0VA M tr which the leading
European, American, and local residents were invited. Very few
Arabs attended, the larger number of those invited refusing the
invitation on the ground that they could not accept hospitality
from the country which had recognised Israel as a sovereign State.
A number of Jews who had also received invitations deemed it
politic to join the Arabs in signing the joint letter to the
Commanding Officer of the "RENDOVA”. In the evening His Highness
gave an Arab dinner to the U.S. Naval Officers.
On the 21st the U.S. "RENDOVA" and the U.S.S.
"C.K. ROAN” left Bahrain,
126. PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT (TRUCIAL C OAST) LIM ITED.
The Bahrain Manager of the Company has inquired
from the Political Agent whether in the event that Fujairah
territory is considered to be of sufficient geological or other
interest, it would be in order for his Company to enter into
negotiations with a view to obtaining an oil concession from
the Shaikh of Fujairah. The inquiry arises from the fact that
while the Sultan of Muscat considers the Shaikh of Fujairah to be
bis subject, the latter does n>t recognise his claim, pays no
zakat tr the Sultan or any Trucial Coast Ruler, and is in effective
control of Fujairah territory.
127. SLAVERY
(i) Reference paragraph 98 of Intelligence Summary
No. 7. *
The Shaikh of Qatar has sent Salloom bin Fairuz
to the Political Agent and written a letter in which "saying noth
ing save the truth" he alleges that after rescuing Salloom from
slavery, the latter chose to remain with him as a kitchen servant
and was paid a fixed wage by the Shaikh. Salloom bin Fairuz has
stated to the Political Agent that after being Sold to Shaikh
Abdullah he worked for him without any pay.
(ii) The^Political Officer, Trucial C#ast, has reported
that one Mabrook bin S.-.nbat, holder of a Manumission Certificate
issued by the Bahrain Agency, went to Qatar and joined the oil
company there.* He was followed to Qatar by his former owner,
Muhammad bin Jarish, caught, and sold to one Jasim bin Jabiri, a
Qatari. The Shaikh of Qatar has been asked to produce
Mabrook bin Sanbat
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