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Y.L. KHOKJI.
95 ut. Andrews Road North,
St. Annes on Sea,
Lahcs.
15th August, 19^0.
To -
His Brittanic Majesty’s Political Agent,
Bahrain,
Persian Gulf.
Sir,
I should be pleased if you would advise me of my
position in the following circumstances:-
About 8 years ago I entered into a partnership
agreement with Shaikh;Earned Alkhalifa whereby we took over a
Factory and the machines therein for Ice making on the terms
that each of us was to put into the partnership the same
amount of capital and profits or losses were to be divided
equally.
For about 5 years this arrangement was carried out,
but at the end of that time it was agreed between Shaikh Hamed
and myself that I should continue to carry on tne business and
- alonebe responsible for any losses or take over any profits.
Last year I was informed by Shaikh Hamed that he desired our
partnership to be dissolved, and I understand that the matter
came before you and you decided that Shaikh Hamed should be at
liberty to take away one of the icemaking machines. This
decision was never acted upon and it was arranged that I should
continue the business upon the same terms as previously.
In the early part of July of this year I received a
telegram from Shaikh Hamed informing me that the Municipality
at Bahrain had offered to him 10,000 rupees for his share in
our partnership with a Royalty of 500 r. for 5 years subject
to a monopoly being given to them for that period and Shaikh
Hamed offered to allow me to purchase his share upon the same
j terms. This I refused, but made an offer containing certain
other terms and after several communications I received a