"ملف ٨/٦ اتفاقية مطار الشارقة" [و‎‎١‎٤] (١٦٦/٢٧)

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busliuiss that he would leave tfeft town am let then do
aa they pleaetd. Whether hie fears are justified 1 do ai
not know hut there is not the snallest doubt that he Is
extremely apprehensive and having regard th the
frequency with which Shaikhs on the Crucial Coast are
nurtlered by thrir relatives 1 think he veuld probably
run sone risk* In any case despite ny assurances it was
impossible to get hln to affix his signature to the
agreement.
8* AM it was essential to avoid delay 1 told hin
that I would refer the matter of the nail eteamer by
telegram to the Government of India and to his majesty's
Govemaent and asked him whether in the meanwhile he
would start colle otlag material * This he assured m he
would do without any delay and. 1 have asked the Heeidenoy
Agent to keep him up to the mark* Purthrr he said we
could, of course, send an engineer down and start the
work as soon as we liked and that lie would be personally
responsible for his safety* dille therefore the
Inhabitants of live Trucial Coast cannot be expected to
work with the rapidity ef contractor* in more civilised
places, especially at this time of the year when many
of the boats are away pearling, X hope that by the time
the representative of the Chief Knglneer arrives at
Shargah a good deal of material will have been collected
and that he will be able to make a start* It is
essential, however, that the nhuikh should be provided
with funds and I therefore solicit tele graphic sanction
to the payment to him of ils* 10,000* This money will
be disbursed by the He si deucy Agent who will assure
himself that the Ghalkh actually is Bending out boats,
buying cement, etc*
9. If arrangements can be made for the mall
steamer