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Impossible to keop'pao* with thorn, and any attempt to uosist tho
porsons oonoornod would in nil probablity load to iurthor
poraooution unless thoy could bo put forthwith undor British
protection.
On ray roturn from Bushire 1 was groa-tod on tho lancing atugo
by u larytnurabor of Bahrain subjects who enquired what stops I
had been ordered -to take. I told them the mattor wao under
oonsidoration.
During ray absence, a report haa oeen spread, obviously by
the Shuiks, (Abdulla returned to Bahrain tho day alter I loft)
to the effect that 1 would not return, ana that Yusuf Kanoo had
been sent for by you as you were disploasod with him, and Khan
Sahib Muhammad Sharif would shortly be deported. Under cover
of this an attempt was raado to coerce villagers into signing
a document addrossed to the Ruler expressing affoction, and
satisfaction „*th his rule. This iailod completely, unu I am tola
a lottor was addressed to you by tho Bahrainis. Many persons
applied to tne viudhi tor information as to the truth of the
rumours spreaa by the Uhaiks, ana I am toiu ho sent a lettor to
me to Bushire asking mo to return, but tnut missed mo, ana may
have reached you.
Su/- C.X. Daly,
Major I.A.,
Political Agent Bahrain.

Some examples oi oppression of Bahrain subjects by tho
ruling family in Bahrain.

1. All bin sufra died about one year ago and left for charity
about Rs 45,000, to be a trust administorod by one Biyadi. Bhaik
Abdulla, son of the Ruler, prompted the urotner of the decoased
to bring a case to him claiming that tho udministrutiou of the
trust should bo in his hands. The case was sent to tho ^adhi. The
latter refused to altor the settlement particularly as the
plaintiff was known to bo a bad character, for which reason he
had hot been appointed trustee by tho decoased. ^haik Abdulla
ignored tho SJjara order ana took tno monoy by coi npulsipn from
kiyaai.