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Rebellion of Al bin Ali and Al Bu Ainain, 1835-1839 397

Translation o£ a letter from Sheik Abdullah ben Ahmed of
Bahrein to the Resident In the Persian Gulf dated 12th of the
month Ramzan A.li. 1256 or 30th November 1838.
I have received and understood your letter and before

this have understood your sentiments regarding my subjects and
the Affair of Esa bln Tareef and Ben Sulama and the people who
are with them, and also as regards the al Boo aineln of Wukra.
These people are all my subjects and I am entitled to taxes
from them for the Pearl-Fishery and on other accounts besides.
It ought not to be permitted that any one of the pacificated
Arab States afford an assylum to them. My wish is that they
should be obliged to return if not pcacably then by force.
Sheik Kuleefa ben Shakboot has given protection to these my
subjects, and you write that it is his intention to return
with them as an anxiliary. My own opinion of you is that you
will not consent to this. I myself have no desire to do harm,

because in the 11th Article of the Treaty with the pacificated
Arabs all the tribes from Rasel Khyma to Bahrein ought to be
at peace and unanimous, and their Treaty with the English is
that there shall be no wars. I send this said treaty by Hajee/
Boo Shab/ and Please God! you will see it. If a new state of
things is to be introduced by which the Arabs are to war with
one another and if it pleases you that there should be warfare,
you are all-powerful, and it must be so. But if there is to
be War it is impossible that hostilities can be confined within
the boundary which your letter prescribes; for, I fear that
such a proceeding would open the door to complaints against me
being made.
If it is your desire that there should be war amongst
the arab Tribes then let every part of the sea be open to their

operation, for there is no necessity for a boundary.
I beg you will return an answer by llajee Booshab who
Is proceeding to wait on you.

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