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subjects and all foreigners and now they want to regularise this custom by
publishing a notification proclaiming in it, and you want our agreement to that
All right, I express my desire to what the British Government find beneficial and
good for the people and the country. 1 wish you success for everything beneficial.

(iv)

Letter, dated July 20 1945, from Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid, Ruler of Ajman.
to the Political Agent, Bahrain
Your esteemed letter to us has been received and your friend has noted what
you say especially about the British subjects and foreigners who are in our territory.
Please note that we, about this matter, are as we were with the Great British
Government in the past. I agree to what you have mentioned so that you may
know.

(v)

Letter, dated July 24 1945, from Shaikh Said bin Maktum, O.B.E., Ruler of Dubai,
to the Political Agent, Bahrain
With reference to your kind letter No. C/703, dated 10th July 1945 regarding
the exercise of jurisdiction by the Great British Government on her subjects and
foreign subjects in our territory. In view of the strong relations and old alliance
between us and the Great Allied Government, we agree to it and support it.
In the end we renew the ties of friendship and sincerity.

(vi)

Letter, dated October 13 1945, from Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan, Ruler oj
Abu Dhabi, to the Political Agent, Bahrain
I have received your letter No. C/703, dated 10th July 1945, corresponding
to 1st Shaban 1364, which I have read. As regards your saying that the British
Government has been exercising jurisdiction over British subjects and all foreigners
in our territory and that this has been the custom since olden times and that the
British Government finds it now necessary to regularise this custom for which you
have asked our agreement. We formally agree to what you request about this
custom.

(vii)
Letter, dated August 3 1945, from Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, Ruler of Sharjah,
to the Political Agent, Bahrain
I have received your letter No. C/703, dated 10th July 1945, corresponding
to 1st Shaban 1364, which I have read. As regards your saying that the British
Government has been exercising jurisdiction over British subjects and all foreigners
in our territory and that this has been the custom since olden times and that the
British Government finds it now necessary to regularise this custom for which you
have asked our agreement. We formally agree to what you request about this
custom.

(viii)
Letter, dated October 11 1945, from Shaikh Sultan bin Salim, Ruler of
Ras al Khaimah, to the Political Agent, Bahrain
I have received your letter No. C/703, dated 10th July 1945, corresponding
to 1st Shaban 1364, which I have read. As regards your saying that the British
Government has been exercising jurisdiction over British subjects and all foreigners
in our territory and that this has been the custom since olden times and that the
British Government finds it now necessary to regularise this custom for which you
have asked our agreement. We formally agree to what you request about this
custom.