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Bahrain to India Office, 19 Apr 1938). The leading men of the
Al-bu-lalasah did not refer to the matter again, although it was reported
that Unim Rashid was very much annoyed that tlje two men had
been made to leave Dubai.
t8. R/i5/,/875> Political Resident to India Office, 12 Apr 1937 (telegram).
19. Ibid., Political Agent Bahrain to Political Resident, 15 May 1937
(telegram).
20. R/15/1/227, Residency Agent to Political Agent Bahrain, 19 Mar
21. L/P&S/12/2198, PZ2252/28, Political Agent Bahrain to Political Resident,
27 Mar 1938. The agreement was renewed on 22 July 1938, for
five years.
22. L/P&S/12/3767, PZ4679/38, ‘Bahrain Intelligence Summary *, 16
May-15 June 1938.
23. Ibid., ‘Bahrain Intelligence Summary’, 16-30 June 1938.
24. L/P&S/12/3827, PZ5010/38, Political Resident to India Office, 8 July
'938.
25. R/15/1/916, ‘Dubai Ruling Family’, n. d.
26. L/P&S/12/3827, PZ5010/38, Political Resident to India Office, 8 July
>938.
27. In June 1937, during the period of indecision following the death
of the ruler of Kalba, whose son was only seven years old, Sultan
bin Salim ignored the Political Resident’s warning to the Trucial shaykhs
that they should not interfere, and went to Kalba. There he got
into difficulties with the people, and had to be taken away by sloop
to Bahrain, where he was suitably housed but not allowed to receive
visitors. A few days later he was given permission to go home. See
below, Ch. 12.
28. L/P&S/12/3827, PZ7832/38, Political Resident to Sa‘id bin Maktum,
1 Oct 1938. Enclosure in letter of 8 Nov from Political Resident
to India Office.
29. Ibid.
30. Ibid., PZ6911/38, Political Agent Bahrain to India Office, 9 Oct 1938
(telegram).
31. Ibid., PZ532/39, ‘Persian Gulf Intelligence Report’, Oct 1938.
32. Ibid., PZ6973/38, Political Agent Bahrain to India Office, 11 Oct
1938 (telegram). A movement calling for reform in Kuwait was estab­
lished in July 1938, when the ruler signed a document giving power
to an elected council.
33. Ibid., PZ7612/38, Political Agent Bahrain to Political Resident, 18
Oct 1938 (telegram).
34. The Indian merchants strongly opposed this form of taxation, and
it was only with the help of the Residency Agent that the matter
was resolved. . .
35. The correspondence is available in R/15/2/1882. For a transcription
and annotation of the entire correspondence, see Rosemarie J. Said,
‘The 1938 Reform Movement in Dubai’, Al-Abhat/i, xxm (197°) 264-318.
36 R/15/2/1882, Mani* bin Rashid to Sa‘id bin Maktum, 27 Ramadan
>357 (20 ^ov ,938)*