Coll 30/36 'Bahrain: claim of Yusuf Lutfali Khunji a Persian subject against Shaikh Hamad in respect of an ice factory' [‎82r] (163/340)

made certain counter proposals for the purchase of his share,
which were not accentahle to him. In July 1930 he wrote to me
under date of 29 July, that the Municipality was prepared to
purchase his share for Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 10,CC0, and to give him a monopoly
for a period of 5 years, or that I could purchase his share for
the same amount hut without the monoooly. He asked me to reply
to him within 10 days, otherwise he would sell it. I received
this letter on 6th August and on the same day I wired to him that
I was orepared to "buy his share at the price offered "by the
Municipality. The day he wrote that letter was July 29th. The
next day, viz, July 30th, he took the keys of the factory An East India Company trading post. from
my legal representative and handed them over to the Municipality.
The latter took over the works and. proceeded v/ith the manufacture
of ice without my knowledge and consent. Sheikh Ahmed had
received my wire on the 7th or 8th August, and had informed my
representative that my reply was too days late, and that he had
sold the factory An East India Company trading post. to the Municipality.
My representative and myself have "been in correspondence
with the British High Commissioner in Bahrein and also Sheikh
Ahmed. The latter has not replied to any of my letters.
The Municipality claimed that they had obtained the monopoly
for five years from the Government, and that my share was
inoperative. The High Commissioner replied that I could no
longer carry on with the work of the factory An East India Company trading post. , as Sheikh
Ahmed, the Governor, had sold his share to the Municipality
and had granted them the monopoly.
Prom August 1930 up to the present no tangible result
has accrued.