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Bahraini relations with Ibn Sa‘ud, 1920 627

ind in deference to'the interference of the High Government,
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I tproo to the first (disc of) orders iccordinp to thc.ir

conditions to described in .the Government's orders, tnd only
trust thtt the witter bo roconsidered with i view to the
being levied is requested by the Ruler of. TMld.
y.o to the second (clios of) orders, which, to bo brief,
prohibit me from levying my tix on poods directly shipped

from ships into the b0tts of the yrtb ports proceeding to.,
those ports direct. The neming o.f this is thit ny portion
.iccount of its ficilities which ire utilised by the Ruler

of Mtjd, becomes his port, md no doubt ho cm, whenever he
desires, // lind poods iccordinp to the ib0vc-mentioned
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irringemcnt. This renders eisy for him the import i t ion,
especitlly, of rice md other griins generilly. This is very

injurious to me, (1) in respect of ny products md (?.) in
:respect of ny rights is m owner, being contriry to ny- '
expectation tnd title to the High Government. I in unwilling

to believe thtt the High Government, whoso idvice I tlv/tys
follow, will now force me to forfeit ny rights, to benefit
mother person without his htving my ripht md it his
request contriry, to other Rulers, though I hive left ny
.relations with them in the hinds the High Government. In

'.justice I expect from then to sifepuird my rights from the
; trtnsgrescion of others is they do theirs.
I sincerely hope tint they will reconsider it (the
|witter), tnd be kind enough to prevent the enforcement of

-this evidently injurious order.