"14/196 معاقبة شيخ الفجيرة. الشيخ حمد بن عبد الله الشرقي." [و‎‎٦‎٦] (٥٣٠/١٤١)

forwarded yours and th© Honourable the political Resident’s letters t©
Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah through one Ali bin Ahmad Lf a lla Husain® The
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said/has said many things one being the fact that he has said that he
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never likes that Shaikh Said bM Hamad should have any knqnr/limita
and lias further said that he has got no answer to give. Ali bin Ahmad
has therefore returned without any reply from the Shaikh. The other day
however Shaikh Hamad before starting in a boat to Bu-Baqirah sent me his
son to tell me that his father has asked that my subjects should
commUntcate / who then - by the sea or by land^with Fujairah until Isa bin
Abdula Latif has arranged matters for me. By his-orders pick axes and
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scythes have been taken from my subjects who had gone for cutting fire- i
wood and grass. Ho futher said that whoever would not comply with his
desire his head shall be cut off. My sinack slave was also beaten. I
have not done Anything in this respect and cannot do so unless hit is
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with, your'consent. Should anything unb®^able come off T will defend myaei*
anything which happen €o me in your friendship will not be a source of
pian to me.
Translation of letter dated 2nd Rabia’ ul Awal $344* from
Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah chief o : ’ Fujairah to the Residency Agent
A.C., I ' f
I have received you letter an am very much obliged for it. You
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have mad© mentipne about Shaikh Paid ;bin Hamad the chiei of Aalbah that
a great loss has been caused to him and that he has been brought to
great difficulties by me. Q. my friend you should know that he built a
godown within the terrtorial limit of someone else and also dug a well
in e^man* s territory and he has exaggerated in the his correspondence
with you on the subject. I called on him five times and settled the
case between runsolvea amicably and took oaths on the settlement'
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arrived. He shows his agreement outwardly and on the cther/he sandyyou
reports on the subject.
Shaikh Muhammad bin Sultan Nairn! called on him at Kalba I also
went there and we arrived at an agreement in the presence of* the said
$S*hi 3 fallows. Shaikh Said agrasd to all that wars arranged
between us. Shaikh Said oxpreasod In presonoo of Shaikh auhammad and
the people of Naim that he has got nothing to do with the godown? that