مجموعة ٣٠/١١٤ "تقارير إجراءات السُفُن البريطانية." [و‎‎١‎٥‎٥] (١٢٠٣/٣٠٩)

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No*102*
H.K.S.FOViraY,
at Bahrain.
15th .,ooenib©r»1937*
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I have the honour to forward the following report
of proceedings of H.ia. hip under mjr Go^mnd fox 1 the period
30th November to 16th Deceinbertl-iS?.
2. The Hon. The Political Kcdident (Lieutenant Colonel
&ir Trenchard i^bwle) ernbarked in F0W1Y at Bahrain at 0930
on Tuesday# 30th November and the ship sailed at 1000 the
same day.
3. FOWXY anchored off Shargah at 1500 on Wednesday
1st December# and Captain A.C.Calloway and the Residency
Agent came off to call on arrival, iheifch Cultsn bin Suggar
followed shortly afterwards and was accorded a 5 gun salute
on leaving. The Political Resident# accompanied by myself*
Captain Galloway and the Residency Agent returned the call
of the aheikh subsequently; the Political Resident was
saluted with 13 guns on leaving the ship. Coirtrander Rainier
of the red oxide com any from 3u Muse was staying at .hargah
at the time of this visit# for two days.
4. The British India S.3.BAMCRA arrived at Shargah
bt 1230 on Thursday, 2nd December# end after collecting
mails vn& stores from her# PcWSY sailed at 1415 and arrived
off Debai at 1630 the same day. Captain Galloway and
the Residency Agent embarked at ahargah prior to leaving.
6. Sheikh Said bln Mektum,0. B.K., accompanied by dheikh
%Tuma# called on the Political Resident at 1630 and were
saluted with 5 guns and 1 gun r^soectively on leaving. Owing
to the proximity of sunset# the return call was waived on
tills occasion.
6. Dcbai was left at 0700 on Friday# 3rd December# and
Abu Dhabi was made at 1500 the same day. Sheikh Chakhbut
bin Xayed called on arrival and was saluted with & guns on
his departure. Captain Galloway, the Residency Agent and I
accompanied the Political Resident on his return call shortly
afterwards, when the Political Resident was saluted with 13
guns on his departure from the ship.
7. About 215C a ©lave with ankle irons on pulled out
to the ship and aaked for protection, saying that he had been
issued with paoers of raanumision from Muscat a year ago but
that Sheikh Bald of Debai had recently taken him again at Abu
Dhabi and was keeping him in irons* The Political Resident
decided he should be taken onboard and a preliminary
investigation was made the following morning by Captain
Galloway; a full report is being forwarded to the Political
Agent# Bahrain. The ship sailed from /bu Dhabi at 2200.