"14/196 معاقبة شيخ الفجيرة. الشيخ حمد بن عبد الله الشرقي." [و‎‎١‎٥] (٥٣٠/٣٧)

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H, I, M. 3." LAmmQE* At Sea,
Sat ad tba aoth April 1935,
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dated tne 19th April 1936 (copy attached), I have the honour to
ini ora you regarding the state of affairs existing between tttyself
and Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah Sharcjiyin Headman of Fujairah,
3. fills individual la recognised by His Majesty's Government
as a feudatory of the Joaaimi shaikh of Shargah, About 36 years
ago ne refused to take orders from his suzerain and asserted his
independence,
the sheikh of Shargah did not feel strong enough to coerce
him, and the position has remained unaltered since then,
3, some months ago i received a complaint from Muscat that a
kidnapped ualuoh girl had been taken to Fujairah and purchased by
Shaikh Hamad. He was called upon through the Shaikh of Shargah
to restore the girl. He gave two insolent replies. In the first
he said that tne girl was not with him and that he recognised no
superior but God, In the second- after our proofs had been com
municated to him - he said that the girl had died.
X left the matter over for disposal until a convenient
occasion offered itself,
4. 1 have now been touring along the fruoial Ooast, Four
Trucial Ghlefs and a local subordinate Shaikh have, in accordance
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with the well known practice^come out to the "LA-fHSIC'S” to call
on me and have received return calls,
6 , From urHALLAH I sent the desidenoy Agent to Inform shaikh
Hamad that I was visiting GHOWAIRA>^he coastal village of
J?ujaira, and that I had a small matter of business to discuss
with him