ملف ١٣/ ٣ "الرق وتجارة الرقيق: ميرزا بن بركت" [و‎‎٢‎٢] (٢٦٦/٥٤)

Translation of letter dated 12th Jamad al Auwal 1360 (i.e.
June 8, 1941} from Shaikh Sultan bin Salim, Ruler of
Ras al Khaimah to the Residency Agent, Sharjah.
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After Compliments:
I write to inform you that some Baluchis interfered
/ on the high seas with a s a iling boat belonging to one of
iry subjects. They took away from him a sum of -^s. 3CC/-
. f ° ur bags of rice, half a bag 0 f sugar, two maunds of tea
and one bag of flour and carpet. They will probably g 0
to Batinah Coast hence I am writing to let you know. I
request you to write me a letter to all the Governors of the
Batinah ‘-oast to arrest any person with whom they may
xind these articles failing which they would be held liable.
Usual Endings.
Statement oj Tlakhudha Muhammad bin Ahmad of *Ainat, Iran,
aged about 4 5 years and resident of Ras al Khairnah.
Recorded on 8.6.41.
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My name is Muhammad bin Ahmad. I was born in ’Ainat,
Iran and my age is about 45 years* About 20 years ago ^
I rex t my country with my family and lived at ^atar. Four
years ago I left Qatar and resided at Ras al Khairnah.
About 14 days ago I was coming in my jollyboat, which
was loaded with fire wood, from Sohar. When I reached
opposite Diba just before sun set at a distance of about
4 miles, a Lraall Baluchi bum “Buji*’ came alongside my
jollyboat and asked for food. There v/ere nine armed men
on the Baluchi bum who boarded my boat, tied my hands and
and that of my crew and then started seaching in the boat.
They found Rs. 3C0/- which they took away. They also too^
/ 4 bags