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Translation of letter ^ux u^jjau
(ie« the hSth March 1935) from Shaikh Sultan bin Salim,
Ruler of Ras-al-Khaimah to the Honourable Lieutenant
Colonel T.C.Fowle, C,B.L., Political Resiaent in the
Persian Gulf.
After Compliments,
I received your kind letter dated the 14th Dhul-
Hijjah 1353(the 19th March 1935) the contents of which I
have duly noted.
Regarding the question of my Island Tanb. When
Khan Bahadur Usa came to see me at the end of Ramadhan
(December) he inquired from me about the matter and I told
him that the flagstaff will have to be replaced. You have
also referred to the matter again now from which I understand
that the British Government consider it necessary for them
that my flag should be replaced which I have accordingly
ordered to be replaced. As you are aware my ofliciais who
are staying there have always been asking me for pay. In
the past years the income of the diving was good and I was
not in need for anything and so I used to pay myseli to the
officials in tne said Island. The diving is very bad at
present ana the income is very small as a result oi which
1 find myself compell&e to ask the assistance of the
Honourable the Political Resident oi the high British
Government in the matter of the upkeep oi the oiiicials.
I heard that you came to Ras-al~Khaimah bj/
aeroplane and I was very sorry that I Ola not come to see
you or Have been able to meet you wnicb was due to tne fact
that I Had no knowledge.
Usual Hnding.
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(Copy given to iolitical Agent ,Bahrain).