'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [‎147r] (310/460)

Translation of a letter dated 2nd Muharram 1^4 ( =
5ofaiBb«r 1915) from Shaikh Abdullah bin Qaaim A1 Thani, Ruler
0 f Qatar to Wajor T.H.Keyes, Politioal A^ent, Bahrain.
I inform your honour that one of my eubjeota named Raahid
bin Abdullah bin Abaid, a resident of ray territory was in the
gsrvio© of my brother Shaikh Khalifah as Nakhuda in his boat
called "Uraul -henaia" whioh is employed on the pearl banks. The
above mentioned Rashid committed some dishonesty in the matter
of the pearls whioh the sailors of the said boat collected and
a relation of the said Rashid went to my brother Shaikh Khaliftt"
and advised him not to keep him as Nakhuda. Shaikh Khalifah
thereupon asked what was the reason for tMs, and he replied
that he had seen some pearls in his possession, and advised
hln to return them because he had taken them. My brother
Khalifah thought that what he had taken was of little value
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and landed him from the boat, after he had landed him the man
went to Oman. After his arrival at Oman^I larr:e pearl of
fine quality was found in his possession, and, according to
reports spread by people who discovered his dishonesty, he sold
it for a considerable sum, although he might have sold it at a
low rate because it was stolen property and he had concealed it.
-en this newa reached us. Shaikh Khalifah proceeded to the
Oman ooast and found the thief in Shargah, and then he aTmroach-
ed the Ruler of the piaoe. On his arrival he spoke to him and
sromiaed to produce the thief before him; but it appeared to
Shaikh Khalifah as if the Ruler of Shargah had been tempted by
a portion of the price of the pearl, and this news reached my
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brother, Shaikh, in a secret manner from some of t^e servants of
the Ruler of Shargah, and when they talked about the matter to
^aikh Khalifah they promised him to settle the case the next
^ a/ i and when the following morning arrived, t^ie Ruler Oj
gone back his previous word. Then Shaikh ■ halifah
a3lr ed them to produce the thief so that he might speak t6 him;
but