"ملف رقم: E.7. قطر والاتفاقية الأنجلو تركية لعام ١٩١٣' [و‎‎١‎٦‎٠] (٤٦٠/٣٣٤)

Bahrain.
19th: February 1916.
To
The Politioal Reaident In the Persian Gulf,
BASRAH.
The following account of an incident in Qatar Rivee
a good idea of the relatione between Shaikh Abdullah and hig
el^er brother, Shaikh Khallfah.
w Thieves came to the house of Abdur Rahman bin Kamal and
neighbours, but none oame, 30 he fired a pistol inside to
frighten the thieves! they still did not desist, so he
opened the door and fired two shots killing one and wounding
another.
It happened that the thieves oame from the neighbourhood of
Shaikh Khalifah, so he sunmoned Abdur Rahman and fined him
Rs.600/- for firina: at men who were his neighbours. Shaikh
Abdullah warned his brother that^this was not justice and
that the deed deserved reward, but Shaikh TThalifah did not
take this advioe, as he felt it a disgrace that men of his
neighbourhood had been shot by this man; and Shaikh Abdullah
did not continue his interference for fear of friction with
his.brother, so Abdur Rahman has left Ciatar saying it is
*haram r to live in a place where there is no justice.
2. I would enquire, with reference to my 62 and 655.0.
of November 2l3t:, if any action is to be taken with
reference to Shaikh Khalifah 1 s claim against Rashid bin
Abdullah who had taken refuge in Shargah.
3. Copies of this memorandum have been sent to Bushire
and Kuwait.
tried to force the door. He awoke and shouted for hie
Major,
political A^ent, Bahrain.