'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [‎172r] (358/460)

Statement made by Rashed bin Abdullah bin Abe id froo
the Sudan tribe of Bada 1 , against "whom Khalifeh ben Jasim
who was brought a claim for robbery of a pearl, dated 13th
Rabi II, 1334- ( 24th January 1^16)
States tiiat when he was at Qatar in the employ of his
father Abdullah bin abeid and was acting as the ^'akhuda of
his father's boat called Malulash, Khalifeh bin Jasim re
quested Rashed's father to allow Rashed to be the Jakhuda
of Khalifeh's boat called Umm-ul-Hanaya. Abau—a:. agreed
and Rashed accordingly went to the boat and worried in tne
capacity of a Nakhuda for t'*o years and delivered the earn
ings every year to Khalifeh.
After two years Abdullah, Rasned s ^au-.er, s-L.-ere^
losses on account of the two boats ovmed by -inself and
Rashed consequently left Khalifeh' b boat and became a I--huda
in his father's boat called Malulash for two years. After the
termination of the diving season in the year 1352. Hashed got
leave tTom his father and went to the village of Khan, a
dependency of Shargah. to see his wife who is an inhabitant
of Khan and trom the Sudan tribe. Rashed quarrellea wxth tne
headman of Khan and came to Shargah alone and mar ^
there . ^ ,
. j „ .i. Qhargah to see ShaiKxi
Khalifeh bin Jasim arrived at Sharga..
■ > + n«Bhed had stolen a pearl out f- ^--e
Kalid and alleged that Rashec ..aa
' ' •• a-ri psked that either the
produce of the boat "Um-ul -Kanaya and asKed
price should be paid or else Rashed should be arrest .
then ill in bed. Shaikh Khalid sent him a mes- age
Rashed .vas then - llim ^ answer
to inform him of Khalifeh 's claxm. Rashed
4.v,o+ the claim should be pro. ed,
when he was sick stating ^ fish-
if eh s boat anc
because he had le ^ ^ ^ year6 ^ then came to
eries in his father's ooa he
,,, 0 j-fpVi did not claim
Khan and that ho. - ^ to b e referred to
. -o+ar for two years r
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3»«.- ^ lcIt , Aba ^,
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Rashed's fattier is