"ملف رقم ٠٢٢٣ شؤون رأس الخيمة" [و‎‎١‎١‎٤] (٢٨٤/٢٢٧)

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H• Sultan bin Salim hast I think#' no chance of
reinstating himself as Shaikh; and his sons have not the
courage# the influence# or the money to do so. Indeed#
his eldest son has already complained that his father has
given him nothing for his maintenance. He has had to
pawn his fountain pen. Sultan bin Salim is# however#
likely to continue to intrigue. It is# I believe, usual to
give deposed Shaikhs some allowance; and the fact that he
behaved so badly to his brother does not mean that his
successor should behave badly to him. If asked for advice
again# I think we should inform Saqr that he should work
out the problem with Sultan bin Salim himself# but that we
favour his being given a small allowance# although for the
first year at any rate the allowance# and possibly the
income from his gardens# might have to be offset against the
customs duties he collected in advance before leaving and
against the dues he left unpaid. To Shaikh Sultan we should
intimate that we have withdrawn our recognition from him,
that he should withdraw his sons and his men from Manai* and
the Vadi el Q,aur# and that he should not intrigue against his
successor.
12. I do not think there is any chance of our
recovering from him any of the funds that he has got a^ay
with^or that it is practical to try to do so. The idea of
separate State funds and a privy purse for the Ruler is
quite unknown on the Trucial Coast. Shaikh Sultan bin Salim’s
conduct over a period of years# however# is a good illustration
of the extent to which the Jawasim Shaikhs regard the income
of their Shaikhdom$ as their own personal property to be
enjoyed arbitrarily# and an illustration of the extent to
which they shirk the responsibilities of nulership. The whole
emphasis of Sultan bin Salim’s recent talks with me was on
his claims to the wealth of the Sheikhdom# even after he had
surrendered all control and responsibility.