"ملف 19/243 IV الزبارة" [و‎‎٦] (٣٢٢/١١)

Translation of letter No.35/1366, dated loth
Muharraa 1366 (2?(4).i2-46) from His Highness the HUler
of Bahrain to the political Agent, Bahrain.
A^ter compliments:
I inform you that we received information last
year to the effect that one of our subjects of the
Buromaih tribe went to the Shaikh of Qatar to make an
agreement for the tribe to migrate to Qatar and settle
there with their families and boats, which latter have
been registered in Bahrain. This information has not
properly been confirmed to us. Recently, 20 days ago,
some of them did go to the Shaikh of Qatar asking him to
settle them in Qatar. Twelve days ago they moved in four
boats fron our village Utamul-Hasam and went to Bander ummul
i aa, which is one of the ports belonging to Zobara, which has
boo u*d«r our disposal since a long time. They landed there
and unloaded their luggage with the intention of settling.
Your Honour is aware that this port belongs to Zobara, and
triat they virent without our consent, where the shaikh of
^atar has (allowed them) to settle, we do not approve of it.
rirstlys that it is one of Zobara's ports, where, for
a long time, no one might live without our consent, and for
which we possess title-deeds which you have seen on the day
of our interview with you.
Secondly: that they went without our consent, so
we request their removal from those places and properties
which we regard specially.
Usual ending.
NS.