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APPENDIX C
(Paragraph 36)
Description of the Boundaries claimed by Shaikh Sultan
bin Salim, Ruler of
Ras al Khaimah, in 1937

20 ^*les south of Ras a! Khaimah town. From Hasat al BanalT the line3runs
west to Khaur al Madfaq about 14 miles west-south-west of Ras al Khaimah.
Jr?nlHasat aI Banah the Shaikh claims that his territory runs south-south-west
to Wadi Ham and thence to Wadi al Qor (Qaur). He claims Adhan village which
is outside Wadi Ham at its head about 25 miles south-south-east of Ras al Khaimah
He also claims the area situated south of Wadi Ham up to Wadi al Qor including
Masafi and Daftah villages. Daftah being about 10 miles east of Masafi.
He claims Wadi al Qor which pierces the hills from the west to the east a point
about 55 miles south-south-east of Ras al Khaimah until it reaches the sea near
Murair (Muscat) south of Kalba.
Following are the principal places in the district of Ras al Khaimah and which
the Shaikh claims to be within his territory: —
Jazirah a! Hamrah. Fulaivah.
Tamb and Nabiya Tamb Islands. Hail.'
Ghalilah. Fahlain.
Khaur Khuwair. Khat.
Rams. Masafi.
Al Ghub. Daftah.
Hudaibah. Sufaini.
AP Urabi. Shauklah.
Al Chiwais (Kuwais). Al Ghabah.
Qusaidat. Mamduh and Al Khadhrah.

APPENDIX D
(Paragraph 44)

Directive for the TruciaJ Oman Levies issued on April 22, 1951

1. The main duties of the Trucial Oman Levies are: —
(i) to maintain peace and good order in the Trucial States;
(ii) to prevent or suppress any traffic in slaves; and
(iii) to provide an escort for British political representatives travelling in the
Trucial States.
2. Except in an emergency the Levies will only undertake an operation at
the request of the Political Officer, Trucial Coast, or at the request of any person
appointed to act on his behalf. The Political Officer will define the particular
object of each operation, and the Commandant will decide the method to be
employed. Both officers will act in the closest co-operation.
3. The areas of the Trucial Coast Shaikhdoms within which the Levies may
operate will be defined in directives issued from time to time by the Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf. The Force will not operate outside these areas
except in the circumstances provided for in such directives.
4 Except in an emergency the Levies shall not operate within a town which
is the capital of a Trucial State Ruler or within the Palace of a Ruler without
the specific instructions of the Political Officer or his representative.
5 Any person arrested by a member of the Levies in the exercise
powers under King’s Regulation No 1 of 1951 shall be brought before the Pohfcal
Officer or his representative with the least Dossible delay.