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                              Administration Report of the
                                     liyolal Coast
                                  for tho year T941*

                 1* Truolal Shaikhs

                            The following were the ruling Shaikhs of tha
                    Truolal Coast throughout tha yaar I-
                          (1)  Dubai           Shaikh Sa* Id bln Maktum, O.B*K.
                          (2)  Sharjah         Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr

                          (3)  Aba Dhabi        Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan
                          (4)  Urn al Qa twain shaikh Ahmad bln Rashid
                          (5)  Ajman            Shaikh Raahld bln Humald
                          (6)  Has al Khalmah Shaikh Sultan bin Salim

                          (7) TCalba            Shaikh Hamad bln Sa'ld (Minor)
                                                Regentt Shaikh Khalld bln Ahmad•
                 2. British In t ere ate

                          (i) Ur* C. Adams was in charge of the Rest House of
                    the British Oversea a Airways Corporation until 30th August
                    1941 when he was relieved by Mr. H.L. Pointer*
                         (ii) Mr* A *A* Davidson* Representative of the Director
                                                                  V: .       ,
                    General of British Overseas Airways Corporation, arrived
                    at Sharjah during the second week of January 1941 and
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                    stayed for four days* During his stay, hev visited Ras al
                                                               . .
                    Xhaimah and Dubai*                         •. v
                        (ill) Hr* Whitteron, Chief ^Engineer of \the Iraq Water
                    Board, arrived at Sharjah during the first week of January

                    to report on the flying-boat alighting ar^a*
                         (lv) Brigadier 7*B# Hughes^ Indian *rttpt arrived with

                    his party at Sharjah by aixron the 22nd Jdly, and left on
                    tha 24th* His mission was In oopnsjitlon'wltk dofoneo work*

                          (v) On the 19th Dec sober a/Royiel Air Ffc|roe plant
                    landed at Dalrah Dubai, aa^tho ^iloVaietpok that plats
   I :
                    for Sharjah* Ha again took1 .off {pA lifcdad jin the other
                    aids of tha or oak, and,under tb* lap^sior^'that the
                    Rsfldaln Oil Company* s ftt**" store witf .^harjlph Tort, he
    ;                                                                 landed A




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