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Mm, as either derogatory to his dignity, or harmful to his
rovonues, and if Shoikh Hamad endouvours to dispol tho falso idea
he is accused to Shoikh Kasa, by Abdulla1o mothor, of trouchory
to Mm.

X. x. x X
Sheikh Hamad is oxtromoly popular with all communities, and

in addition to being hoir-apparont (ho was officialy rocogni3od as
euoh by tho Government of India in 1901 at Shoikh Jiusa's requost)
is in dvory way tho most ouitablo person to manage affairs. Ho is
reasonable, and although not much oxporiencod, is always willing
to take advioo and to consult notables among his subjects. Our
attention may with aavantngo bo devoted to his elaost son Holman,
who will presumably one day bo ihilor, ana wno is a young man of
considerable promiso ana anxious to loam.
Hheikh Hamad is no match for nis orothor ilbdulla in political

intrigue, ana umess supported oy tnc iigency would in a very short
tiino, be put in a iajLse position anu discredited, abdulla has
surrounded himself by evil advisors political offenders from Iraq,
lSgypt etc, and spends froely in propaganda ana intrigue or every
description. He is unprincipled, ana consequently unpopular with
all classos, ana the attituao of himself ana his followers, is
oost summed up in the statement of one of the witnossos in the caso
of Ja3im al Chirawi, his ultcrQgo, who is stated to liavo said; "1
will not cease until I have defeated ohcikli Hamad ana the Agency,
ana have got affairs ugain entirely into nbaulla's lianas. 1 will
not let Sheikh ilamau uchiovo anything no wants, until mi will
himself rosign, anu to ooiain this 1 will get tho Agency into such
repute that no one will care what they oraor".
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I bog to quote from tho Gazottoer of tho Persian Gulf, pago ^4.3
"It was felt also that some of tho foaturoo of tho intornal
administration of Bahruin woro not altogether creditable to
the protecting British power
ODUression of flilhinri t.s 1:nn # wne rife, carried or. r.ct only
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by the Shoikh and by raon of tho Al Khalifeh fumily, but also
etc."
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