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1. ynnciAL shaikhs
(i) the following wore the ruling shaikhs of tha Truoial
Coast during tha yeari-
(1) Dubai - Shaikh Sa*id bin Maktun, O.B.E.
1 Sharjah - - Shaikh Shakbut bin sultan
- shaikh sultan bin saqr
Abu Phabi-
Ua-al-Qawuin - Shaikh Ahmed bln Rashid
5) Ajnan - Shaikh Rashid bin Hi&iald
Ras-al-Khni^ah- Shaikh c'.ultar- bin Sulim
R&lba Shaikh Hanad bin SQ'id (Minor)
Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad (Regent)
(ii) Th9 Shaikh of Dubai spent rather mora than a calendar

month in April end Kay in India to *hich country ho had gono
in search of expert advice with regard to his ayea. On tho
Shaikh1 s return on tho 28th cf May ho was involved in what might
have been a serious nisbep to the aircraft in vhich ho ms boing

flOT.TU Tho aircraft developed trouble with its landing gear
and was forced to land at Jlwani with the wheels up. C'.Ting to
tho amasing skill of tho British Overseas Airways Corporation
pilot not only go one injured bit the twenty throe passengers

were scarcely oven sliaksn.
(ill) On tho 10th of -April the shaikh of Sharjah wont to
India for nedlcal treatment. His cure was somewhat delayed
owing to speticeoia following on tho amateur efforts of his

son Khalid to give tho Shaikh tho course of injections proscribed
by his physician. Af tar paying a visit to Delhi the Shaikh
returned to Sharjeh on the 12th of September.
(lv) shaikh ganad bin 3a* id tho miner Shaikh of Kalba was with

great difficulty induced tc/ ccqc to Bahrain to be educated
und'ir tho supervision of Sir. p.j. *rkelin the Director of Edu­
cation. After son* preliminary difficulties the young u&a

settled dotn satisfactorily in ono of tho prkeary schoolsf being
lodged in the school hostel. On the completion of the school
year on the 30th of June he returned to Kalba for the holidays

apparently very willing to return on the re-opening of the
schools In September. Unfortunately the return to freodca and
tho influence of his cousin shaikh ihzaaid bin Abdullah undid all
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