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Arabia: Buraimi arbitration case; miscellaneous documents, volume 3, 1955 Jan 01 - 1955 Dec 31
the Rulers of Abu Dhabi moved their capitalfrom the Dhafrah to the coast ai Abu Dhabi town.(2) Thereafter
Ruler of Sharjah, the traditional opponentof Abu Dhabi, occupied - in contravention of his agreement
withthe Suitan the Buraimi forts, the Ruler of bu Dhabi could notacquiesce passively. Accordingly, he sought
intervention was effective,
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The Ruler of Abu Dhabi was, as has been seen, a party to theagreement
which he had erected at Buraimi he, theruler of Abu Dhabi, would destroy his fort at Derah". Thisagreement