'File 19/116 VII (C 21) Oppression of Bahrain subjects by the ruling family: miscellaneous correspondence' [‎2r] (5/250)

Son# •a&ii*l«8 of o^yr^dsioB of 3 hr im 3iib^ cts toy th« mlinj
fanil/ in B hrain.
All bin :3*fr^ died aboat ona year t^go > nd left for ch- rity about
45,000 to be a trust administered by one Siyadi. Sh- ik bdnlla
son of the Huler prorajted the brother of the deceased to bring a
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case to him cl? iming that the adm nistration of the trust shoald be
in his handn. The case was sent to the Q, dhi.The latter refased to
alter the sett eraent,^articnl* rly as the plaintiff was Jcnown to be
a bad character,for which reason he had not been appointed trustee
by the deceased. Sh^ilc /bda'la ignored the rhara order ; nd took the
about
raone./ by com#*lsion from Siyadi.He g ve Hs2Q)00 to the deceased»s
brother who h' d brought the case, >a2000 as a "bribe to the Hnlers
chief servant who had assisted him in secitring the money.' nd has
embezzled the remainder.
By vari€>«3 sabterfages Abdall rise made a cons*derable sum out
of the remainder of tholegacy which was left to the heirs.
2.
There is a plot of Irnd linloMging to the sons of ^ohsin Sisi.
Ihaiic bdnlla sold this to Shahin hi Ihomli for Ra 3500.The owners
fre gently comjl ined to the rulers biat got no hearing.
ii few weaics ago they d : cided to nu Ice a combined complaint to
the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , jhaik Abdnlla heard of this ?ind called a meeting of
some of his personal friend.5 to try the c se,thi3 in spite of the
fact that he is sma^osed to h ve withdrawn from all ablic ffairs. 1
They ordered the plaintiffs to fiay ^s 500 to Shahin Al homli
as com >ens tion 4 to take th ir land ba ;lc.Both pa ties re now
dissatisfied.The jne because they have paid Rs 500 for thair own
land, the other because he haa ^aid Rs 3000 and gained nothing.
31 Shaik Abdnlla keeps a prostitute named Ma8aodeh,a Jewess whom he
vvrto
seduced ^nd^waj for a time his mistress.He has had an arrangement
with this women whereby she lures yoiang men of reayact ble families
to her hoase.There the^are r ided by Abdalla^ fidawis nd sams of
money are recovered from them ahder threats of ex^osare and im-
•risonment .A considerable sam of money is 3' id to h ve baon realised
in this way.
. L? st hot veather the v.ifo of a tailor of Jin? bis w? s forcibly
^bdacted and detained for. several d ys in >haik bdalla's hoase.
The hasband was threatened and in ny case coald only complain to
'haik bdall himself.who is the absolate raler of Sinabis.