"ملف 19/243‏ II (C 72)‎ الزبارة" [و‎‎٥‎٤] (٤٤٤/١١٨)

Translation of letter dated tne 13tn Rabi Ttiani 1356
(22*6-37) irom Snaikh 'Abdullan bin ^asini al Txiani, C .i .E.,
Ruler ol Qatar, to tne Honourable Lieut-Golonel Sir
Trencnard Powle, K.C.I.S., lolitical Resicient in
tne Persian Gruli, Busnire.
After Compliments.
At a best time I received jour letter dated tne
9tn Rabi Thani 13bb equivalent to 18tn June 1^3? and noted
what you nave mentioned. Your Honour particularly reierred
0 to your letter No.451 dated 10tn June 1^37 equivalent to
1st Eabi Tnani 13b6 whicn is a reply to my letter dated 13tn
Rabi Awwal 1356 equivalent to 24tn May 19bV. Yes, tne lettei
in question was received by me and altnougn 1 learnt from
it tnat you nave already wrote to tne Naim ordering tnem to
disperse and not to inter!ere witn any ol my subjects, tney
are increasing m arrogance and in snowing Hostilities to
me. r ihey inter!ere witn all my suojects and as an instance |
of this tney sent some armed men of tnemselves who raided on ^
tne water well called "Al Th.agiIb ,, and occupied tne palace I
there, in is water well is used by my subjects and the people
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of Knuwair village. There are also date-palms belonging
to my subjects Al Dusoom. They took away tneir fruit and
cut down some of tnem. They take away all camels and cattle
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ol ray subjects which they come across. They slaughter and
eat some and retain the rest which tney treat as a booty.
There was no step ol inteference, aggression and corruption
whicn they did not take. How can I bear this corruption
ol" tneirs whereas they are my subjects and within my
territory ? When 1 saw tnat they were doing more mischief
and corruption, I wrote to the Political Agent, Bahrain and
intormed him that 1 terminate tne truce with Rashid bin
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xJuhanimad al Jabur and his followers and that nobody is to
intertere in my subjects and in ray territory. Tuat I can
cieal witn thera and cannot leave thera on tneir persistence
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m showing hostilities and corruption to me. I had already