"15/7 جزر حوار" [ظ‎‎١‎٠‎٢] (٥٤٠/٢٠٩)

.translation 01 a letter datea 9th Safar 1358 (3J.3.39) from
Siiaikh Abdulla bin '^asim al liiani, Ruler of Q^ttar, to the
Political Agent, Bahrain.
After compliments,
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Relerence your letter No. C/9 dated 5th January
1939(14.11.57) enclosing a copy of the Bahrain Government’s
letter about the Hawar islanus. I thank you for the short
opportunity which you have affordea me to enable me to
examine ana investigate what has been written by tne Bahrain
Government on this matter.
Before commenting on the letter I beg to say:-
FORWORD.
Selfishness and covetousness are two of man’s
natural instincts, on which nations have proceedea since
times immemorial, and which urive some people after their
covetea objects. This is due to some imaginations and
fancies, which develops to such an extent as to be ultimately
mistaken for facts, which enshroud the minds and affect the
hearts and senses. Then he would think that sophistication
is one of the laws of selfishness which can legitimately be
used to justify his actions when he cfialienges the rights of
others and takes possession of their properties without any
real justification. This is what has prompted the Bahrain
Government to extract out of sophistry a few weak allegations
for use as a ladder on which to ascend to their coveted
object. But they should understand that any Government,
however tyrannical ana powerful they may be and in whatever
manner they may stray from the right path, cannot hold on to
false pretences for unjustly taking possession of tne
properties of others if those who will prevent them and
compel them to turn to the right path are available.
1 therefore request you to reflect on tne matter
ana to subject it to careful examiniation. I invoke your
consience, in the investigation of right and justice, to
turn your careful attention to the well balanced ana true