"ملف 4/13 II‎ الزبارة" [و‎‎٢‎١‎٢] (٥٤٣/٤٢٩)

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Statement made by Shaikh. Fashid. bin Muhammad, Chiei" of
Naim tribe. Recorded in the Palace at Bahrain on the
13th July 1937.
We had at Tkaghab in the Qasar 40 armea men. A
messenger came from them saying that they were fearful and
tnat they wanted camels and water be sent to them so that
they should ride and come to us. We sent 26 men mounted
on camels and four horsemen as guards in order to bring them
When they reached near the ^asar Shaikh Abdullah T s army
appeared. They were in cars and on horses (4 cars and
about 30 horsemen) ana more than 2t>0 camel riders. When
our people saw Shaikh AoQullah T s followers, they returned
and diu not go to the < t asar. On their return the cars and
the horsemen overtook them so they were obliged to make
their camels kneel down. Shaiivh Abdullah T s men fired on
them and killed four men among them was my brother Hamad
bin Muhammad. They also killed 4 horses, wounded three
men and killed 24 camels. Then they captured the Qasar
and demolished it. They also occupied the towns (Faraihah,
Arish, Akhdai, H asr al Thaghab and Khuwairjtook away all
the foodstuff and plundered those who were from our
followers, such as al Akbesah and Bu Ka f aban, carrying away
their clothes, mattings, pots, cows, donkeys and the hair
tents. They also took away the sails ana the ropes of the
boats. Afterwards Shaikh Abdullan marched and halted near
Morair fort which belongs to Zubarah. One of the Arabs
(Haza f bin Khalil, Shaikh Hamaa r s man) wrote asking him
(Shaikh Abdullah) to refrain from sneding the blood of the
Muslims and also from demanding anything from them. He
(Shaikh Abdullah) then sent a letter with his brother saying
that he wanted to see me. I interviewed him because our
food stuff had exhausted and the way was cut as Shaikh
Abdullah stood between us and Bahrain. When I went to him