"ملف 4/13 II‎ الزبارة" [و‎‎٤‎٠] (٥٤٣/٨٤)

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The representatives of the Ruler of Qatar
called this morning and enquired whether they had per
mission to leave. I informed them that I had received
instruction from the Honourable the Political Resident
approving of ny action in detaining them till orders
were received from him. Saleh bin Mana then handed me
a letter from the Shaikh of Qatar to the address of
the Honourable the Political Resident and further a
letter to my own address. The letter to my address
complained of the detention of articles in the Customs
at Bahrain and I am requested teor the release of the
articles. I informed them that I -«&11 enquire into
the incident of the Customs and that they should give
n(r any details whenever they could do so. I told them
that I would inform the Honourable the Political Resi
dent of the Shaikh of Qataris request for their imme
diate return^by telegram,and let them know as soon as
I received a reply. I understand that Shaikh Nasir
had written to the Shaikh of Qatar informing him that
his representatives had been told not to leave Bahrain.
Xu I informed the representatives that from the letters
I have been receiving from Shaikh f Abdullah bin Oassim
I have been led to believe that they were not informing
him correctly of the events that took place in Bahrain,
as the Shaikh in his letter stated that he did not under
stand the reasons for the detention of his representa
tives, and I had made it quite clear to them that they
have been detained pending instructions from the Hon
ourable the Political Resident. I further informed
them that the Shaikh had complained of the rude^hess
of the Bahrain Government in turning them out of the
house/-