ABSTRACT
THERE were several political changes at Sharjah at this time, the most important being the replacement of Captain Richard ('Dicky') Bird, the charming and lovable Political Officer, by Captain M. O'Connor Tandy, an irrepressible Irishman with the impish humour of a leprechaun. The other was the retirement of the Khan Bahadur Abdur bin Razzak, a man of deep learning and great wisdom, whose influence in Oman had been instrumental in maintaining peace and order on the Trucial Coast; he was replaced by Mr. Jasmin bin Muhammad Kadhawi, a senior civil servant from Bahrain.
