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Records of Bahrain

Confident iul. lUtf
Copy. No. 1350 - G. f $
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From
Tho Deputy Soorotary to tho Govommont of India

in tho Foroign Dopurtwont,
To
Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E.,
Politioai Roaidont in the Poroiun Gulf.

Dutod Simla, tho 15th Juno 1009.'

Sir,

With roforenoe to tho oorroopondonco ending v/ith your

tologrura datod tho 5th Junuury 1900, I an dirootod to forward

To Hie Majesty's Secretary of Stuto for India, herewith a oopy of
No. 160 Secret, dated tho 14th ITovorabor 1909,
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From ----ditto——, No. 11 Soorot, dutod tho oorreapondenoo with Ilia
2lBt May 1909.
Mujooty’a Secretary of

Stuto for Indiu, rogarding tho proposod Ordor in Counoil

conferring on tho Political Agont at Bahrein Jurisdiction

over British auhjootD and foroignoro in Bahroin*

2. I am to roquoot that, us diroctod by tho Soorotary of

Stato, tho Political Agont muy bo instruct od to upproaoh

tho Shoikh, with tho objoot of obtaining from him, ao a

nooouaury preliminary to tho ioauo of tho Ordor in Counoil,

a requo3t that tho Britioh Govornmont will roliovo him of

tho rooponoibility of oxoroiuing Jurisdiction over foroignerri
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in tho Iolond, and that tho rooult may bo reported to thio

Dopartmont at an oarly dato.
I have, oto • •
(Sd) J. B. Wood,
Deputy Seoretury to the Govt, of India,