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CHAPTER Vn.

ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE TRUCIAL COAST FOR THE
YEAR 1036.,
1. Personnel.—(i) The Trucial Coast has remained under the infor­
mal political charge of the Political Agent, Bahrain, throughout the year.
(ii) Khan Sahib Husain bin Hasan *Amad, Residency Agency’s clerk
was in charge of current duties of the Residency Agent, Trucial Oman,
until 18th May 1936, when Khan Sahib Sayid ’Abdur Razzaq took over
charge as Residency Agent.
2. Trucial Shaikhs.—The following were the Shaikhs of the various
States of the Trucial Coast throughout the year:—
(1) Dubai:—Shaikh Sai’d bin Maktum, O.B.E.
(2) Sharjah :—Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr.
(3) Abu Dhabi:—Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan.
(4) Uram al Qaiwain :—Shaikh Ahmad bin Rashid.
(5) Ajman :—Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid.
(6) Ras al Khaimah :—Shaikh Sultan bin Salim.
On the 28th August 1936 Shaikh Sai’d bin Hamad bin Majid al
Qasimi, Ruler of Kalba, entered into treaty relations with His Majesty’s
Government.
3. British interests.—Mr. W. C. Janes was in charge of the Imperial
Airways Rest House at Sharjah until March 1936, when he was relieved
by Mr. A. Thomson.
4. Tours.—(i) The Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel T. C. Fowle,
C.B.E., Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, visited the Trucial Coast
in March.
(ii) The Residency Agent, Sharjah, visited Dubai and Ajman in May.
(iii) Captain T. Hickinbotham, Officiating Political Agent, Bahrain,
visited Qatar and Kalba in May.
(iv) Lieutenant J. B. Howes, Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain,
visited the Trucial Coast in June and July.
(v) Captain T. Hickinbotham visited Kalba in August.
5. Aviation.—(i) The east and west bound services of Imperial Air­
ways, Limited were regular and night stops were made at Sharjah through­
out the year.
(ii) For some time overtures had been made without success to Shaikh
Sai’d bin Hamad bin Majid al Qasimi, Shaikh of Kalba, for a landing
ground, petrol store and shelter for passengers at Kalba. In May, how­
ever, Captain T. Hickinbotham, Officiating Political Agent, Bahrain, was
enabled to enter into active negotiation for the facilities which were finally
granted in August in return for the Shaikh’s recognition as an independ­
ent ruler.
(iii) Flying boats and aeroplanes of the Royal Air Force have fre­
quently visited the various landing grounds and seaplane anchorages on
the Trucial Coast.
6. Royal Navy.—(i) Sloops of the Persian Gulf Division paid fre­
quent visits to the Trucial Coast.
(ii) In October H. M. S. “Norfolk” flying the flag of His Excellency. l
Vice-Admiral The Honourable Sir Alexander R. M. Ramsay, K.C.V.O.,
OB D.S.O., Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Squadron, visited Shar
iah where the Shaikhs of Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain and
Ras al Khaiinah were introduced to him by the Residency Agent. Ihe