"ملف 4/13 II‎ الزبارة" [و‎‎٢‎١‎٠] (٥٤٣/٤٢٥)

of Ibn Samuel* I asked him if he had complained to
the Ruler of Qatar and he said that he had not. I
told him that in ny opinion if he had any complaint
to make with regard to the people living in Qatar
he should make the complaint to the Ruler of Qatar.
I then took His Highness to one side and strongly
advised him against meddling in any way in affairs
on the Qatar Peninsula. I told him that there was
nothing new in the present affair of Zubarah and
that it had already been gone into many years before.
I told him that I considered that Shaikh Rashid should
return to his tribe and that if he had any complaint
to make against his treatment in Qatar he should make
it to the Ruler of Qatar. I explained to His High
ness that he would be very annoyed himself if people
living in Bahrain were to conplain to the Ruler of
Qatar against other persons living in Bahrain, and
that he ^as Shaikh of Bahrain would naturally expect
people living in his country to make complaints to
him and not to outsiders. His Highness then stated
that he presumed that everything that had happened
up to the time of the agreement between Shaikh Rashid
and Shaikh f Abdullah bin Jassim would appear to be
finished. I said that it appeared to me to be so.
He enquired whether Shaikh Rashid should complain to
the Ruler of Qatar regarding any incidents that had
or might occur after the agreement he had made with
Shaikh * Abdullah bin Jassim. I said that I had no
doubt that he should complain to the Ruler of Qatar
with regard to incidents which occurred. I also in -
formed His Highness that the Ruler of Qatar apparently
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