"تقارير إدارية ١٩٣١-١٩٣٥" [و‎‎١‎٩‎٩] (٤١٦/٣٩٧)

CHAPTER VIII.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE TRUCIAL COAST FOR THE
j-li Axi 1935.
charge The Poilh'oa 1 T f rU ^ a l Coast J las remained und er the political
cnarge ot the Political Agent, Bahrain, throughout the year.
bin ’ Ab T Ul Latif ’ 0 B E ’ who had been
dency Agenh Trucial Oman since his father’s death in 1918, died on the
12th September. By his death Government has lost a representative, wno
had rendered them good service.
a ? ba ? ^ ab ^ b Husain bin Hasan ’Amad, the clerk of the Residency
Agency, has been in charge of the current duties of the Residency Agent,
J rucial Oman, from the date of the death of Khan Bahadur ’Isa bin ’Abdul
Latif, O.B.E.
2. Trucial Shaikhs .—The following were Shaikhs of the various States
of the Trucial Coast throughout the year :—
(i) Dubai: Shaikh Sa’id bin Maktum, O.B.E.
(ii) Sharjah: Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar.
5 (iii) Abu Dhabi: Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan,
t (iv) Umm al Qaiwain: Shaikh Ahmad bin Rashid.
(v) ’Ajman: Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid.
(vi) Ras al Khaimah: Shaikh Sultan bin Salim.
3. Tours. —(i) The Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Loch, C.I.E.,
Officiating Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, visited the Trucial Coast
in October.
(ii) The Political Agent, Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Loch,
C.I.E.,), visited the Trucial Coast in February and again in November.
(iii) The Officiating Political Agent, Bahrain, (Captain G. A. Cole),
toured the Trucial Coast in June and July.
(iv) The Officiating Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain, (Lieutenant
R. D. Metcalfe), visited Sharjah in September in connection with the
death of Khan Bahadur ’Isa bin ’Abdul Latif. O.B.E., the Residency
Agent.
4. British Interests. —(i) Mr. W. C. Janes Station Superintendent
has remained in charge of Imperial Airways Rest House at Sharia
thrmicrhnnt the vear except for a short period of leave during ttie summer
wC Mr R wade actecl for him. He' has maintained cordial relations
with the Shaikh and the local inhabitants
In Fehruarv a Mining Engineer (Mr. J. M. Bainett) and a Mi ?
(n) In February a ivi ^ Qchre and 0xlde Company of
were sent to Abu Musa by tne cxoiu ^ / of In the meantime
Wick, near Bristol to prosp^t f d f ^ Ahmed Kan00 0 f Bahrain (on
negotiations were started by Haji Qhnriah fo*' the grant of a con-
behalf of the Company) wRh the Shaikh 0 ^ 1 ^fo^the
cession. A conces ® 1 ? i n ,^ gre ? Tt1 i une Mr Barnett despatched a consign-
the Shaikh on the 9th March In June Mr^ JJa g g Registan and left the
ment of red oxide of iron to his P „• t0 ^ er Commander D. H. Rainier
Island later in the same m° nt “- 1 Musa Is i an d by the Company to
and Mr. V. R. Channon were sent to ABU iviusa
resume mining operations. p^noration have maintained a branch
(iii) The Mesopotamia Persia Co attended t0 the Company s
office in Dubai under a clerk-m-cha =e, a; and shar j ah
shipping and other business Khaimah made a request for a steamer
(iv) In June the Shaikh of ^.^Compariy Waited to call at his port
of the British India Steam Navigation d 4 ussed by the Companvs
once a month. The Shaikh’s reques g mith) Depu ty Manager of tbe
agents and in November Mr. D. w. i
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