"ملف رقم ١٥/٣ سليمان الباروني وأقاربه" [و‎‎٧] (١٥٤/١٣)

Translation of letter dated the 22nd July 1940, from Abduh (?)
of Bagdad, to Yusuf Albarooni, Muscat.
After compliments,
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i>alams from the starnger. I sent you two letters and do not
them
know whether you hasae received/or not as no reply has been received
from you . One of my letters was sent on the 1st January 1940, and the
other after the death of the deceased. God*s pitty may be on him.
Today I have come to know from Shaikh Ahmad that correspondence
between you and he continues. What was then the reason of this silent
It might be either that the letters are lost or because you are still
feeling the sorrows which affected us as well. I think this is what
prevented you from replying. I have nothing else to say but tc
express repeated sorrow and disappointment- for the death of that noble
and gallant man whose rememberance will remain unforgotten in the
history of the west and Islam. My condolence to you all on account of
the calamaties and troubles you met. Please let me know if you think
that I can be of any help to you and I will do my best. Some days
ago 'iiwfiq N uri Alburqawi arrived here. He was one of the warriors of
Burqah and vas intending to meat the deceased but the death deprived
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•^ast with Shaikh Assanoosi and remained with him for a long time. Now
he has been allowed to stay here. Ibrahim is still not keeping his -
sence and Ta^fiq told me when I sent him to see him that Ibrahim was
not pleased because Tawfiq did not go to see him before . It is wonder
ful that he can feel this and does not feel sf his family condition
after the death of his father. My-self and Tawfiq called on Shaikh *
Ahmad today in Adamiyah . He is quite well and so the boys.