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Visit to London of Shaikh 'Abdullah b.'Isa Al Khalifdh, 1919 597

ruthor common of lute* There would uppeur to be un idea

ubreud thut the hand of Hie Uujuuty'u Government in future in
going to bo much more lightly felt, und thut u much lurgor
moueure of independence thun heretofore ie to bo grunted to
tho Huler of Bahrain and other Arab Kulors. 'i'hio feeling hue
boon fostered thun otherwise I think by the recent amendments
to the Order-in-Counoil regarding. the dhaikh's oontrol over
Subjootu of neighbouring ,irub Jtutos.
The above being the state of wind of the dhulkh of Uahruln
und hie adviooro i do not think one may be surprised at the
three roquoots mude by dhaikh Abdulluh in London.
To turn to tho throe points in qusution.
Point 1* Tho Givil Coinmiuaioner etutes in hia flo.li.VGd duted
30th October I^lv to'Zinneremo'J London, that the matter wub
for ull practical purposes settled whon tho urder-ln-Gounoil
was brought into force. i'horo ure still points however over
which u ruling is required. *s 1 undorotund it thy term
"neighbouring Arab Huloro" refers tu the inhabitants of ^utur
peninsula and Nejd. 1b it intended to refer to tho inhabitants
of Oman, Kuwait, Zanzibar, Hudrumunt, Yomon etc the inhabitant*

of all which pluceo aro to bo found horo trudlng at all tlmeoT
In other words aro local resident sv.oJoct3 of the uulors of
Oman, huwuit, Zanzibar, Hfljaa/and lnhabltuntB of Hadraraunt and
Yemen to bo considered under tho Jurisdiction of the dhaikh of
Bahrain or under that of the political agent ? k ruling ia
roqulred on this point us dhaikh Ioa certainly thinks he
should oontrol thorn.
Point a. I have nothing to say exoept that up to tho day
of hio departure ray predeoeosor was carrying on a correspon­
dence with the dhaikh of uuhrain ever this very subjeot. The
Shaikh had dlsmiosed a member of the "Uujlls al Urfl" and
had appointed another member without the knowledge or
approval of the political Agent - The oirourastanoes suggested
an uttoapt to make a test ouse to see horr far the Politioul
!
Agont would be supported.
The politioul Agont. oontendod that under the Order-in-
Counoil he had every rig,ht to bo ooneulted in the matter and
. refused ..