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Notes to Chapter Six

their families, were said to number about 100. 'Abdul Rahman bin
Muhammad’s claim, staled in his letter of June 1920 to the Residency
Agent (IOR R/15/1/267, p. 174), is substantiated in a chronology of
events of the late 18th century concerning the relationship between the
shaikhs of 'Ajman and Buraimi (ibid. pp. 218f, with letter no. 762 from
the Residency Agent to the Political Resident dated 28 October 1920). A
detailed account of events in 'Ajman in June 1920 is given in letter no.
505 from the Residency Agent to the Political Resident dated 29 June
1920, pp. 169ff in IOR R/15/1/267.
30 The Residency Agent provided a list "showing the claims of British and
foreign subjects against Abdur Rahman on account of diving" in letter
no. 648 to the Political Resident dated 11 September 1920, pp. 212ff in
IOR R/15/1/267.
31 While he was there, men of the Ruler of Sharjah unsuccessfully
attacked the house. Therefore in a letter to Khalid bin Ahmad, the
Political Resident warned that he expected the Ruler of Sharjah to
respect the pledge of safe conduct; however, he conceded that "in view
of the chance of disturbances and reprisals etc. I think it is not an
infringement of your guarantee to prohibit their residing in your
territory for a time, so I agree to this." Letter of 26 July 1920, ibid., pp.
190f in IOR R/15/1/267.
32 Letter no. 509 from the Political Resident, Lt. Col. A.P. Trevor, to Humaid
bin 'Abdul 'Aziz, written on 21 October 1920 in IOR R/15/1/267, p. 214.
33 See letter no. 999 from the Residency Agent to the Political Agent dated
28 December 1920, p. 221 in IOR R/15/1/267.
34 ibid. p. 226, telegram no. 0700 from Senior Naval Officer, Captain
Pearson, on Triad to Political Resident Bushire, 5 January 1921.
35 See ibid. p. 232f, telegram no. 0645 from Senior Naval Officer to Political
Resident, 8 January 1921; see also the full report dated 13 January 1921
on pp. 235f, a translation of the treaty and a report by the Residency
Agent in letter no. 30 to the Political Resident, dated 12 January 1921,
pp. 242ff in IOR R/15/1/267.
36 Letter no. 65 dated 10 January 1921 in IOR R/15/1/267, p. 250. The
refusal of the Ruler of 'Ajman to join the gathering on Triad hastened
the change of his image from one who had been wronged in June 1920 by
'Abdul Rahman’s unjustifiable occupation of the fort of 'Ajman to one
who, in the eyes of the British officials, threatened the business and life
of 'Abdul Rahman, whose creditors might then have to wait that much
longer for their money.
37 See also above, footnote 23. The incident when the cousin of the
Residency Agent was killed and its consequences are again referred to
below, page 216.
38 In one such petition, written on 10 February 1927, some Persian subjects
complained about the state of lawlessness, plunder and robberies gong
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