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Records of Bahrain

jLQTR BY 313 ARTHUR HIHTZKL. DATED lot BKPTKMBBn iqh,.

Polltloal Dopurtmont,
In tho abnonoo of the Boorotary of Btnto I ro-
ooivod to-day Bholkh Abdullah, aooompanlod by hla non,
Secretary, Xntorprotor, una by Uupt. ^ompboll, noting roll-
tloal Officer. 'i'ho 3holJch otntod that thoro waro uortuln

mattoro of buolnoao which at hlo fathor'o roquoot ho wlohod
to put forward. 'A’hoso provod to bo throo In numbor;-

(1) Tho 3holkh of Bahrein wlnhoa to bo placed on an
oquality withjft othor neighbouring Shaikhs. Ankod for an
example of inequality ho rotorroa to dritlah jurisdiction
ovor Arabs othor than oubjooto of Bahrein, ana to oooaolonal

lntorvontlon of tho Polltloal Agent to protoot ovon Bahreinis.
(2) Ho wished to bo nllowod to nominato the liuhrolui
members of the Alojlis withoub any intoriurunoo on tho part
of tho Puiitionl Agent, Ho nllowou tno foreign luoiuboru to
bo nominated by bho Politloal Agent, whloh wan In ituolf
a derogation frem hla right a, but ho thought that ho ought
to bo loft alono in tho ohoioo of hla own oubjooto-

(3) Pin Baud in going to aovolop tho port of 0$air (whero
ho lovioo Customs uutios at UJ>), ana Bhoikh Koa wiohou to
aovolop tho port of Babnrah on tho liatr Poninauln, v/hioh
ho claims onoo bolongoa to Hanroin (P. 0. Gnsattuor Vol.TI
Pago 1952).
3hoiKh Abdulla was oaroful not to mention any poll-
tioal Agents by name, out no ropwoBontod that hlo neighbours
oomparod tho position of Bahrein in roopoot of inaopondonoo

and froodom from intervention in its intomal atfatfo un-
1avouraoly with that of say. Bin Baud and the ghoikh of
Jiowoit, 'fho BhoiKh aid not mind what pooplo oal<^. ^d, was.
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oonfidont of tho good intentions of tho British Oyyornmont
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but at tho same time ho would 11K6 those things alterod. ;
Ho was always willing to consult tho' ?ollti^al ABpnt in .*■
important mattoro. but thought ho might bo loft to; himooljf.,•

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