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Visit to London of Shaikh \Abdullah b.'Isa A l Khali/ah, 1919 599

for O'Juir oven though auoh goods never leave the Buhrain
Ouotoma houoe. Ibn duud contends thut dhulhh loa should only
tuko demurrage ohurgoa (or Arthlyoh )
In my opinion tho uuggostlon of bhuikh luu'u thut ho bo
allowed to rovivo u ton your old oontrovorsy ohould be nipped
in tho bud. Tho now novo le obviously un attempt to extend
hie power territorially and financially at t.he exponoo of
Ibn baud and Abdullah bin Jussim and will only end in trouble*
Furthor 1 conuider it iu the thin edge of the wedges to bhuikh
Isa laying afresh his olaiia to bo ruler of the whole peninsu­
la of yatar, whioh clulm wae definitely I gather quuuhod
some fifteen years ago.
1 attach a uraall okotoh map to illustrate my reraurku ro:
Zubara.
Regarding point 4. 1 have no romarks to make.

Major, C.I»E•,
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political Agent, buhrain*

Oopy to the Civil Oominioetoner, Baghdad with referenoo

to his No.32701 of 31st Ootobor lWltt to the Deputy PolitiouJ
~d7l5
Resident, buuhlro.

Major, O.I.E.,

Political Agont, Bahrain.
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