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Trannlotl -ri of a letter dated 17th Jaomdl-al-Awwal.
Rth.
1**0 ( February, 1920) from lihnikh Kir Abdul Aziz bln
bln Abdur Bahmnn Al Faisal Ae Saud, K.O.I.l*., nuler of Bejd
and Dependencies, to Uajor K.N.P.DiokBOn, 0.1. k., Foil tloal
Agent, Bahrain.
After compliments,
I Informed your honour of the communication of the
reepeoted Shaikh Iaa regarding ountonm dutiec. It lo true I
had written to him ae he expects me to do bo in certain oaet
urging that I shall refer directly to him and then he would
nettle mattere between us.
Ab he lo like my father and ae I had promised to
make dlreot oommunioatlon of thlo nort to him, I addreoeed
him on thin subject. Uy original intention was to Inform
you of the matter later. At the time of writing to Shaikh
Isa I aloo wrote to you a letter through Abdul'Aziz Quealbi,
directing him to inform your honour of the result of my com
munication to Shaikh lea. Bow, thank Hod, the desired object
will be gained, a9 you will be the medium in the matter.
Uy complaint againet Shaikh Isa ie that he has no
right to oharge duty on transhipment cargo which is landed al
Bahrain and then re-exported to my territories, namely, OJali
Qatif and Juball, Ardhlyah (ground rent) alone being charged,
Hut he has every right to oharge duty on goods entering the
town and sold in the town by ray nubjeots like any other
psstwrt goode imported by Bahrain merchants for Jahrain. That
His Excellency mentioned to your honour that I have been
oharging duty on the goods of his subjects who imported mer
chandise iBlBXKBSEkxXStXS into my territories, and of oouree
nothing enters my territories which is not sold in them and,
therefore, I have every right to oharge them duty Just os His
Pzoellenoy is entitled to charge duty on goods imported into
hin territory and oold in it by my subjectsj but what is
brought on my shores for transhipment. I have no right abeolu
ly to charge any duty, except the ground rent. If Rio Kxoel-
lenoy bases his argument on the days of the Turks,these peopl
were unjust to their subjects and to the people in general.
