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Bahraini relations with I bn Sa'ud, 1920 629

ojnf.nj..mxiU.» rolitioal Agency, Bahrain*
.;o • bated th* 3rd Angust,loco.

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Tho boputy political accident In Peroiun uulf,
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^uhoTiom on transit iMtot

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l bog to rorwurd in oriflin^i^Xott«i<froni Uhalkh/loa
bin All i\l hhalll’ah, K«0 • l*n:*, OfCl.I*, nulor or lhihrain, in
reply to your letter No* JO 3'dated 14th Juno loot in the matter
or ruauctlon of Uuetome Uutieo on transit goods* Shaikh 200*0 •
lot tor io elutod both July, i'J«o, and wan handed in tb do a week

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Spooking generally I donot like the '.one of the lotto r
Apart from the ftot that Shaikh lan hsa uturted an urguweiit with

r-o^urd to your definite ordore on tho matter*
From private information 1 arj able to nay that Uhnikh
lau did not hiaoelf draft tho reply* 1U loft it in the hand* of
oii.lkh .tbdullah, tho want for Jaoirn Al Ohir.vAi Iron tho pearl
bunko for tho purpose* JaoaiB'o hand and otylo are everywhere
bvui«»nt in the letter*
J.t io in oiy opinion probable th.it Shaikh Isa would have
uuojplbd tho order without dlraur, if he Jiua been left alone* The
uomwAt Juwiiu u-o oallud in to help, the matter wont out of Shaikh
jlou'o bauds* Thlo Jaoim iu, as I have frequently reported before,
tho iivil genluo of nbdullr.il and a olover rauual* he le ^ntoroatod
in the orookod dealings of tho ouutomo front vhioh he dra^a a-etipend
tt* 1 might mention that before presenting your lettor to
shaikh lea, i showed it privately to Shaikh Abdullah, and airload
him very otrongly aa a friend, as eoll an Polltloal Agent, not.to
permit shaikh Xoa to roioe any objection to GOTonaaont*e erierei l
told him shaikh xoa'e reputation for accepting advice was non# too
ut h*ad.\uarbere uncj that now was an excellent opportunity of .
repairing ouch reputation* Shaikh Abdullah promioed to do hie beet
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ttnd o and idly informed mo tint tho order wae "liAQ" •