IOR/R/15/1/239

Correspondence discusses the following topics:

• Abdul Rahman bin Seif, the former chief of Himriyah, attacked Seif bin Seif, the rebel chief and expelled him from Himriyah. As a result the chief of the Beni Kalb made treaty with some other Sheikhs. Identification of a specimen of oxide from Sir Beni Yas and the reported visit of Germans to that island.
• Complaint made by the peopleof Batina, Bani Omar and others against Zayed Faisal's [Faisal bin Turki] highhanded actions in recovery of custom duty and fines from them.
• Blood feud between the Bu Shames tribe of Buraimi and Abu Dhabi.
• Shaikh of Ras al-Khaima's plan to proceed to Shaam by sea to coerce the people of that village in order to induce them to acknowledge him as their lawful Shaikh.
• A dispute between Hamdan bin Zaid [Shaikh] and Hamad al-Radhaheh, one of the notables of the Bedouins.
• Murder of a Somali by Bedouins of Khawala tribe near the village of Hayal resulting in a dispute between the chiefs of Umm al-Qawain [Qaywayn] and Ras al-Khaimah.
• Renewed quarrel between the Shaikh of Shargah [Sharjah] and the Headman of Khan.
• Sheikh of Dubai's intention to attack Shaikh of Ras al-Khaimah.
• Shaikh of Shargah asks permission to allow him to build a water reservoir on the Island of Sir Bu Dair for use by divers.
• The actions of the Saiyid Hamad bin Faisal in the village of Hajrim and the resulting fight between him and the Shaikh of Dubai and reoccupation of Hajrim by the latter.