‘File B/10-8 CLAIM OF Rs.2000/- of Ali bin Ibrahim bin ‘Isa al Hyderabadi against a Dubai subject. AHMAD AL DALIL' [‎4r] (7/76)

Pranslation of a letter dated 21st ^ay 1938 from. Ali bin
Ibrahim bin Isa -^-yderabadij Sharjah* to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. ,
Bahrain.
A.C.
I beg to state that at the termination of the diving season
X gave some pearl dust to the value of Ks.2000/- to one of the
subjects of oheikh Said bin ^aktum, Baler of J-»ebai, through
another subject of his. fhe man then alleged that he had lost the
pearl dust.
X reported the matter to sheikh Said bin ^aktum and asked him
to have the case dealt with according to commercial rules. The
sheikh said that the defendant was bound to pay the value of the
pearl dust and that it was not necessary to deal with him
according to the usual procedure. As 1 saw that the Bheikh was
procrastinating in the matter ± submitted my case to the residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent who addressed a letter to the sheikh asking him to settle
my case according to the customary rules, fhe sheikh did not
agree and asked me to go with his subject to the Shara 1 .
With the information of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent I attended the
Bhara 1 where my claim was proved, j-he sheikh then asked me to
conprornise the claim and said that he would pay the amount which
would be agreed upon, ihe claim was compromised without my
consent for as. 800/- to be paid at once. I refused to take the
but
amount/owing to the losses which I sustained on account of delay
I was obliged to accept the compromise. I represented the matter
to the Aesidency Agent who wrote a letter to the sheikh but the
latter put me off day by day. He then paid me Hs.136/-. He has
now told me that the defendant has some date-trees to the value
of Hs.100 and whenever they are sold the sale proceeds will be
paid to me. Or I should take the date-trees in fall settlement of
my claim.
I have sustained losses to the extent of Hs.500/- on account
of hire of motor cars between Debai and Sharjah and payment of
interests to the persons from whom X have borrowed money. I am in
great need of money. I have a family and with great difficulty