"14/196 معاقبة شيخ الفجيرة. الشيخ حمد بن عبد الله الشرقي." [و‎‎٩‎٢] (٥٣٠/١٩٥)

The non arrival of the Shaikh of Fujaira in person was
regarded as an indication of Fujaira's doubtful desire for a
genuine settlement. The Shaikh of Kalba and the Fujaira
emissary having said their say, departed from Sahar for their
rival camps. The Sultan at this stage despaired of peace, hut i
his attitude was one of unconcern. No Muscat interest, he said,|
would he damaged hy the gmarrel taking its normal courser he
was in no sense ambitious to arbitrate. On 19th May our party
moved up to Abu Baqra according to programme. Here events were 1
to prove more propitious. We were met by the Shaikh of Fujaira |l
-his first visit to Muscat territory for ten years,- drawn
thither no doubt by fear of Kalba having got in first and
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won a powerful ally by advancing of one side of the case. The j
Shaikh of Fujaira cordially invited ms to visit Fujaira and be j |
his guests.*That same evening the Shaikh of Kalba arrived and :|
pressed a similar invitation upon ms to visit Kalba. H.H.
replied that so long as discord divided them he would decline 111
their hospitality. Both Shaikhs then invited him to make a
settlement, and the evening of* the 19th and the morning of 20t3s|||
were spent in conversation* Agreement ?fas reached on 20th and ;j^
signed by all parties. A copy of this agreement is not enclosed!I
as it already appears to have been seen by you.On 22mdwe
visited Kalba and on 23rd Fujaira, our reception was friendly
at both places. At Fmjaira we found some,half dozen shaikhs
of the Trucial Coast, who had arrived that day. They included
Sultan bin Salim Shaikh Has al Khaimam
Ahmad bin Ibrahim Ua al Qaiwain I J||
Abdul Bahman bin Saif « Himriyah
Abdullah bin Ahmad, brother of ex-Shaikh Khalid of
Sharjah.
Their presence occasioned the Sultan momentary
surprise. its ostensible object was also to make a settlement* jjijfl
As however two months had elapsed since the outbreak of
hostilities, this eleventh hour interest of close neighbours
seemed strange. This H.H. told me he thought was a little by- ill I
play: they had came at the bidding of Fajaira as am answer to