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6. Care should be taken to avoid giving offence to the Saudi Arabian
authorities by any inconsiderate treatment of their nationals. No notice should
be taken of such persons visiting the Trucial Coast Shaikhdoms on their lawful
occasions, e.$., for shopping in the markets. Saudi tribesmen should be permitted
to graze their animals freely within the limits of the Shaikhdoms and to use the
wells, &c., but the movements of all such tribesmen should be reported. Saudi
officials who endeavour to exercise any authority within the limits of the Trucial
Coast Shaikhdoms, and any members of the Saudi armed forces who visit the
Shaikhdoms otherwise than on leave, should be regarded as trespassers. Their
presence should be reported immediately to the Political Officer, Trucial Coast,
but no action should be taken against them except under instructions from him.
Saudi nationals engaged in the traffic in slaves or in other criminal activities within
the limits of the Trucial Coast Shaikhdoms should be treated in the same manner
as any other offenders.
7. In the event of any attack being made on the R.A.F. camp at Sharjah, or
of any fire, mutiny, or other emergency arising within the said camp, the
Commandant will place himself and the Levies under the orders of the Officer
Commanding R.A.F.
8. No member of the Levies, whether on duty or not, will be permitted to
undertake or participate directly or indirectly in any political activity.
9. Expenditure on behalf of the Levies will be governed by the provisions
of the Financial Regulations. :

APPENDIX E
(Paragraph 54)

Correspondence with the Ruler of Abu Dhabi on the subject of the erection of a
lighthouse on Halul Island
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Letter, dated November 13, 1951, from the Political Resident to the Ruler of Abu
Dhabi
While I was in Bahrain you informed me that a building was being erected in
Halul Island and that your consent had not been obtained to this. You stated
that before the war when it was proposed to build something on the island your
consent had first been obtained. I have looked into the matter, O Shaikh, and
find that what you say is correct. In the circumstances I regret that you were not
consulted about the building in question earlier and should be grateful for an
assurance that you have no objection to its construction.
The building, which has not yet been completed, is intended to house a light
which will be of great benefit to all kinds of ships voyaging in the vicinity of the
island. There will be no persons living in the building when it is completed, but the
light will be tended from time to time by the Nearchus or such other vessel as may
! be used for the maintenance of lights and buoys in the Persian Gulf.

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Letter, dated November 25, 1951, from the Ruler of Abu Dhabi to the Political
Resident
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency’s letter
No. 1084/12, dated the 13th November, 1951 corresponding to the 13th Safar,
1371 and to thank Your Excellency for this information.
2. I assure Your Excellency that I have no objection to the erection of the
building in question on our island Halul for the purpose stated in Your Excellency’s
letter under reference.
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