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Bahraini relations with I bn Sa’ud, 1920 625

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From-; Shaikh Isi. ben.Jli i.l-K^.aiXih, K.C.I.E., -j
Chief of B thin in

To Lt-Colonol l.p.Troyor, C.S.J.j C.I.E.,
Deputy p'oliticil Resident, pern im Culf, Bushire
DiTtod 3th Zi-qtdeh 1333 (»35th July 1930). "
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!• I hive duly received your letter IIo• 303 dlted 3Gth
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I.Rtiatztn 1333 =* 14th June 1030, in which you conunicite to • •
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! mo tho orders of the Government of Iudii *b0ut the levying
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iof f* speciil tix from goods irriving it Bihrtin end pt.ssing •
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Ho tho territories of the Rulers of Hs-jd i-nd Qitir.’
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f Theso orders ire'divided into 3 classes,
j’ • (1) thtt I should levy only i 33 tix from goods consigned
•to the neighbouring interior 7rib gtites which ire lind6d it

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(3) thet I should not levy my tix from tho goods tr in­
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i'. shipped directly from the stoiiners to the b0its of 7rib .
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| Ports which proceed to these ports direct.
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?■ I hid ilreidy leirned thit the Ruler of M t j d hid iddresse
•the Government of Indie., but I certiinly expected thit the
|.High Government would enquire from me ib0ut ny arguments on

[-this question, if ter I lud heird ib0ut it from the Ruler of ’
•.Ntjd, before issuing their orders. But, I regret to sty,
<contrlry to my expectition, these orders irrived. In spite ’

Jof this,X«iS I tn wuw of the justice of the High Covernnent,
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‘‘they will reconsider their orders i f ter they cone to know
vof their injurious results to their friend's rights.
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£ With rogtrd to the first (cliss of) orders, I bog to
^inform the High Government thit the treity between us

;rostr icts. me to t iking not more thin 53 from British subjects
only on goodsjirriving it my town irrespective of their
lies tin lit ion. The levying by mo of more thin this, or my * boing
mr • • , . forced y.