مجموعة ٣٠/١١٤ "تقارير إجراءات السُفُن البريطانية." [و‎‎٤‎٥‎٥] (١٢٠٣/٩٠٩)

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3. The ahallch appeared very friendly, and aent off »
present of heef, whioh was reolprooated In tenne of tinned iruit».
4. aHAHJt-H. .flat and placid, this Shaikh had nothing of
Interest to report. He was chiefly concerned In replenishing
his supply of foodstuffs from the Canteen and obtaining medical
assistance for his digestion.
5. AL AJhAfl. Here again, the Shaikh reported all to be
well. . He said that he was suffering from malaria, and certainly
appeared none too fit. A stock of quinine v.ti.s I 0 . 1 t vi »h him.
6. UMK AL QUA III. Orosa in person and apparently lact.ing
in intelligence, the Shaikh was certainly the least attractIre
personality on the ooaat. He did not say anything on his own
InltlatiTe, but judging from his replies to questions, appears
contented and secure at the moment#
7 # MS AL This visit ms most euaoeesful and
as it included a motor tour of part of his territory, it would
appear that the shaikh rules a more fruitful and attractive
country than do his neighbours on the coast*
8. It "was apparent that he wished to be friendly and
though at first a little nervous as to whether his past behaviour
would prove a handicap, he soon lost this reserve and proved
most intelligent and entertaining host* r ihe visit to the Shaikh's
date garden some ten miles from the town, was made at hit
suggestion, and was accomplished in the Hesideney Agent's *orc
car, which crossed the scrubby, hummocky plain in the most
efficient manner and without damage*
9. The Shaikh was obviously pleased at the geologist's
impending visit and seemed just as anxious to find artesian
water as oil* It was explained that the visit was only
preliminary, and that no detailed examination could be made
during the summer*
10* In the more informal atmosphere of his date garden,
the Shaikh explained that his past refusal to call on H*li* Ships
and Political officers was due to the way in which he had been
forced to allow a petrol barge to be moored in his lagoon. It
was also understood that some of his pearling dhows had been
blockaded at the time to ensure his acquiesenoe.
11. r I?he Shaikh wished for information on two questions
(a) Use of landing ground*
(b) Position of petrol barge.
(contd.)