"ملف رقم ٠٢٢٣ شؤون رأس الخيمة" [و‎‎١‎١‎٣] (٢٨٤/٢٢٥)

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failed. He has no friends in Ras al Khairnah and no Trucial
Shaikh able to do so is willing to help him.
9. He then said that he wanted an allowance. I
informed him that if he wanted our assistance he should ^irst
explain what had happened to all the oil payments* hacause it
was clear that he had not disbursed any hut small amounts to
facilitate the Company^ work. He alleged that all his
wealth had been kept in gold in Ras al Khaimah and had been
looted by Saqr; but in face of the evidence of his lack of
precautions in Ras al Khaiirah and of his prolonged and
frequent visits to* and residence in* Dubai he could not
maintain this excuse. Instead* he much modified his demand
for an allowance. Asked if he would accept from his successor
identical treatment that he as Shaikh accorded to him* he
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said that he would do so provided that any allowances agreed
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upon were paid throught/Agency• I replied that would not be
identical treatment and -hat, had his brother’s and nephew’s
allowances been paid through the Agency or indeed paid at
all, he would probably not have been expelled.
10. To conclude: I think that Saqr has the support
of the people of Ras al Khairah* of the Khawatir and the
Shaikh of Jazirat al Hamra, and of his five brothers. From
what we know of him I think he has the attributes of a good
Shaikh. He is amenable to our influence and is likely to be
so for some years to come. In time he will probably also
be able effectively to help the Oil Company to work their
concession. His present weakness is due to lack of money
but, with our recognition^he would receive the customs and
other revenues of the Shaikhdom^ and payments from the Oil
Company. Vith frugality they should suffice to meet his
responsibilities; and as time passes he should be able to
strengthen his financial position. I recommend that we
recognize him on conditions similar tc those recommended
in the Kalba case - ray D.O. Ho. 94.0220 dated the 25th
January, • 1948 •