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Administration Report of the
Crucial Coast
for tho year 1942.

1* Truclal Shaikhs.
Tho following were the ruling Shaikhs of the Trucial
Coast throughout the years-
(1) Dubai Shaikh Sa*id bin Maktum, O.B.E.
(2) Sharjah Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr

(3) Abu Dhabi Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan
(4) Urn al Qaiwain Shaikh Ahmad bin Rashid
(5) Ajman Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid

(6) Ras al Khaimah Shaikh Sultan bin Salim
C7) Kalba Shaikh Hamad bin Sa*id (minor)
Regent: Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad.
2. British Interests.
Ur. B.H. Lermitte, of Petroleum Concessions Limited

arrived at Dubai by steamer in January and returned to
Bahrain after spending a fortnight on the Trucial Coast.
3. Tours

(1) In April the Hon'ble Lieut.-Colonel Yf.R. Hay, C.I.E •»
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, accompanied by
Mr. E.B. Wakefield, I.C.G., Political Agent, Bahrain,and
Ur. Bertram Thomas, O.B.E •» Public Relations Officer,
Persian Gulf, arrived at Abu Dhabi on tour. The Political

Resident and his party visited Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman,
Um*al Qaiwain and Ras al Khaimah. The Political Resident
also -visited Kalba by air for a few hours.
(ii) In August the Political Resident arrived at

Sharjah on tour and left for Bahrain after a few days*
Ciii) The Political Agent visited Sharjah in August
and November.
(iv) The Hon*ble Lieut.-Colonel C.G. Prior, C.I.K.,
Political