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r3*; • 'I think Major,Daly*d note shows oloarly that a highly
unsatisfactory atato of things exists ana that tho policy ucioptod
by Hia Majesty's Govormaont aftor tho ovonts of 1904-b (vido
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Gazottoor of Poroian Gulf pago 943) that "tho amelioration of tho
internal Govornment should bo brought about by ind?root' and pacific
moans through inoroaso of influonoo with tho Bhoikh ana by gaining
his oonfidonco and trust," has not provod u sucooso. This I think
is ohiofly duo to tho charuotor of tho Bhoikh ana tho character­
istics of tho A1 Khalifa family in gonoral. Yfhothor tho Govornmont
will consider the prosont a suitablo timo for changing it, 1 qo not
know but I am addressing a separate letter in this connection.
I havo, etc.,
Bd/- A.P. Trevor,
Liout-Colonel,
Political Rosiaont in tho Persian Gulf.

NOTE ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION IE BAHRAIN NOVEMBER 1931.

Bahrain is in a constant state of unrost owing to tho Political
intrigues of u small party unucr the leadership of ohoikli Abdulla,
the youngest son of the Ruler, ana as tho rosult of years of
oppression by tho ruling family. Instances of this oppression aro
far too numerous to quoto, but dotuils aro on record of a largo
number of cases of recent aato, which incluae il.logal soizuro of
property, wrongful imprisonment with cruelty, ana political
murders, for which no one has boon brought to trial, ana no effort
maao to-enforce justice.
On tne other hand events of the past low yeais in noigh-
without?
bouring countrios havo not oeon with off out on the subjects ot the
Bahrain Government, as well as upon the large foroign eloMont, ana
all have become intonsoly dissatisfied with the existing state
of alfairs. Por somo years past succossivc Political agents have
rocordod the highly unsatisfactory state of the uaministration
which is far behind the timo3 in comparison with other Arab statos.
Opprossion in tho past two years hus amounted to torrorism,
which appears to have been tho deliberate pUfiioy*of Bhoikh
^oaulla