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(i) P etroleum Development (Truci a l Coast) Limited .
Reference paragraph 167 (i) of Intelligence
Summary No.12c
Mr* H,M, Jackson has now returned from the United
Kingdom and is arranging for the resumption of the Company’s
field operations on the Trucial Coast this winter.
(ii) Dubai - Abu Dhabi relation s.
Three Awamir and two Mansuri robbers under Matar
bin Salim al Azizi ? the notorious robber of Dhank, recently
stone some camels belonging to the Shaikh of Dubai. The Shaikh
of Dubai suspected that Shaikh Zayid bin Sultan of Abu Dhabi
had encouraged them to do so but the latter denied this ac
cusation.
The Shaikh of Dubai has sent a messenger to Matar
bin Salim al Azizi of Dhank with an offer for peace and re
concilement .
(iii) During the period under report, many Manasir
tribesmen and their chiefs visited the Shaikh of Dubai in
order to profess friendship to him and offer their services.
They obtained presents of cash, foodstuffs and clothes from
him.
(iv) Fujaira h.
Reference paragraph 197 (i) of Intelligence
Summary No,14.
The Shaikh of Fujairah sent one Hamdan ash-Shihi to
the Shaikh of Dubai with an offer from him to make peace with
the Beni Qitab. The Shaikh of Dubai approached Muhammad bin
Ali bin Huwaidin, the Chief of Beni Qitab, on the subject and
it was decided to write to the Shaikh of Umm al Qaiwain and
ask him to mediate and bring about a settlement.
(v) A wamir .
The Al Khamis, Al Kathir and Al Rashid subsections
of the Awamir have recently declared hostility against the
Beni Qitab. During the period under report they raided
a Beni Qitab encampment in the vicinity of Jebel Fayah, killed
one of them and took away a number of camels. A Beni Qitab
pursuit party consisting of 15 men overtook the Awamir west
of Buraimi and engaged them. One of the Beni Qitab was
wounded and the Awamir escaped without any loss. Muhammad
bin Ali bin Huwaidin, the paramount chief of the Beni Qitab,
has now returned from Burairai and Ibri but he has so far
taken no steps to retaliate or protect his people from fur
ther depredations by the Awamir.
(vi) Wadi al Jizzi .
Reference paragraph 183 (i) of Intelligence
Summary No.13,
It is reported that Hilal bin Hamad, Wali of
Shinas, was instructed by the Muscat Government to erect
a gate