"ملف ١/A/٣٧ I شيخ رأس الخيمة" [و‎‎١‎٦‎٠] (٥٦٠/٣٢٤)

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Political Kaaiaenty
H.St. *8 f inietex*, Tefcr n Ko .29•
Government of Inaia f i^ew jeliii.
GecretuT} of iitate i or lnala f i«ondon«
w»exxior 1 aval oaficer, i era fan Gulf.
Copy by ^ost to olitical .gent* Bahrain*
uateu tiie 4th ebruary 1935*
Ko.161.
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l# tel^^ram Ko*27 of 3ra r’eorua: y • TAi B*
Fact that shaikh removed his flagy that later his
representative Mahmud left isl nd thus leaving it open lor an,
other p**rty to take over, and that letter app^rexitly consists
of Persian official notices, make it possible that lot exists
between Shaikh and Persian Government for latter to take over
islana •
2 m This woula not debar Shaikh from financial benefit
since (i) he may have received bribe from TeixT n or (2) it plot J^ (
failed ana not proved (which is matter ox difficulty ) he
might expect to receive rent from us to iiiduce him to replace
his ilag*
3* Persian Government on their side alg./t have (1)
expected to repeat their success at siKiil (v*G*13 page 9s; ox’
(2) if (as would actually have occurred in present instance)
their notices were taken down and tixe audir expelled by slooj ,
mi^ht have planned to take matter to League unaer Article 16
of Covenant,!*®* that dis, ute likely to lead to a rupture
had arisen between themselves ana His ivajesty’s aovarxx. ent*
In this event ereian Gov rruaeiit would doubtless n^ve enaeavour*
ed to link question of Tamb with trat of Baiix* in*
4. If such a plot existed then a serious crisis was
averted by the prompt visits oi H*k •floods which probably
prevented /
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