'File 5/18 Lesser Members of Al Khalifah Family' [‎43r] (85/186)

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•ummone. and had declared in a rage that ha would never attend
the Bahrein Court himself 9 or appoint a Yakil. The case was
of course proceeded with in the ahaence of the defendant* the
damage aaaeaeod and two of the donkeys sold to pay it and
their own upkeep in the police station • The third donkey was
sent back to Sheikh Hamad bin Mohamad, but as he refused to
take it, it was finally sold and the proceeds credited to
i
Goyemment*
A letter was at the same time sent to Sheikh Hamad
bin Mohamed by Sheikh Mohamad bin Hashid ( Judicial represent*
native during Sheikh Hamad* s absence in Europe ) abating that
the Court was unable to OTerlook his action in this case, but
thr*t the matter was being postponed until Sheikh Hamad's
return*
Owing to Sheikh Hamad*s constant occupation in other
and more pressing affairs* the matter was not taken up serious-
<*ly until about a week ago* Sheikh Hamad told me ( as X had
known before ) that in this affair Sheikh Hamad bin Hohamed had
merely acted upto his character and reputation for truculenoe*
rudeness and insubordination which were too well known to Polity
Agents in the past to need further description*
It was decided that Sheikh Hamad should send a
letter to Sheikh Hamad bin Mohamed requesting him to appear in
Court personally on the 29th August to explain his conduct,
that the letter should be despatched on the 28th August and
that on the day previous Sheikh Abdullah and Sheikh Salman
should visit hiatf prepare him for what was coming, and explain
that he was required to do nothing more than all other members
of the Al Khalifah had bean doing for the last two years vis*
to attend the Bahrein Court when called upon to do so* The
only result of the visit was an intemperately worded letter to
Sheikh Hamad on the 27th August followed by the departure
described above on the same night, before Sheikh Hamad*s letter
sunraming