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port ol’ Bahrain. Hio Mujooty'n Government aro cortuin that
what rovonuea Your Excolloncy will louo by reduced cuotomn
rocoipto on mainland (tranohipmont) goodo, will bo amply
mad9 up by tho incrouoo in the volumo of trado that will
bo pusuing through Bahrain.
Sooondly I bog to inform Your Excellency that Hiu
Majooty'o Govornmont lo conaidoring tho quootion of fixing
•v-C
•rri-i. cuatomo rato^ to bo tukon at ull portu in tho Poroian
Gulfi whether on tho Poroian or Arabian ehore; ouch rato
to bo the aamo ao that already oxiating in Buohiro and
other Poroian porte. In other wordo, Your Excellency may
poooibly ehortly be invited to raiuo the Bahrain Cuotomo
tariff to the extent of that fixod by the Poroian Govt.
Should thiu take place Your Excellency may expect to rocoive
a greatly lnoreaood revenue from your cuatomo. Such increuee
will no doubt bo half ao much again or poooibly double your
exioting rovenueo. I am informing Shaikh Sir Abdul Aziz
'bin Abdur Kuhmun A1 Faioal A1 S.uud,. K.C.I.c.., and Shaikh
Abdullah bin jaoira A1 Thani, C.I.E., Ruler of Qatar regard­
ing the ordere of the Government on tho subjoct.
Thio io what had to be aaid and may you bo preoorvod.

A
Sd/- Il.n.P.Uickaon,
Major, C.I.o.,
Political Agent, Bahrain.