"ملف 4/13 II‎ الزبارة" [و‎‎٤‎٣] (٥٤٣/٩٠)

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Translation of letter dated tne 13th Rabi Than! 13b6
(22*6-37) from Shaikh ’Abdullah bin asim al Txiani,
Ruler of Qatar, to tne Honourable Lieut-Colonel Sir
Trencnard Fowle, K.C.I.E., C.B.E,, Political Resioant in
tne Persian Quit, Busnire.
Alter Compliments.
At a bes ; time I received your letter da tea tne
9tn Rabi Than! 13bb enuivalent to Ibth June 1937 ana noted
^h r t you have mentionea. Your Honour particularly referred
to your letter No.4bl dated 10th June 1937 equivalent to
1st Rebi Tnani 13b6 whica is a reply to my letter dated 13th
Rabi Aww&l 13b6 equivalent to 24th May 1937. Yes, the lettei
in question was received by me and although I learnt from
it tnat you have alreauy wrote to the Naim ordering them to
aisperse and not to interfere with any of my subjects, they
^re increasing in arrogance ana in shoving hostilities to
me. They interfere with all my subjects and as an instance
of this tuey sent some armed men of themselves who rtideu on
the water well cplled M Al Thaghb" and occupied tne palace
there. This water well is used by my subjects ana the people
of Khuwair village. There are also date-palms belonging
to my subjects Al Dusoom. They took away their fruit and
cut do'vn some of them. They take away all camels and cattle
of my subjects which the. come across. They slaughter ana
eat some and retain the rest which they treat as a booty.
There was no step of inteference, aggression ana corruption
whicn they did not take. How can 1 bear this corruption
of theirs whereas they are my subjects ana within my
territory ? ^hen 1 saw that they were doing more mischief
and corruption, 1 wrote to the Political Agent, Bahrain and
informed him that 1 terminate the truce with Rashia bin
Muhammad ai Jabur and his followers ana that nobody is to
interfere in my subjects and in my territory. T^at I can
deal with them and cannot leave them on tneir persistence
in showing hostilities ana corruption to me. I had already