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688                        Records of Bahrain
                 •jChidrooh1 '"hi oh ooill.d not. porvilbly ho oollootod by Muhammad 4harir,
                       Furthor enquiry olialtud that bho dobtor to whom tho voul lottox
                 rmo v.ritton in tho 3hnlk'ii ropruoontatlvo in tho vlllago A han rodontly

                 boon ao nppoln$od in plnoo of Ha,11 All. Thin oombinod with tiio fnot that
                 tho vlllogo lo undor tho ordoro of tho unoorupalouo  Unmud Al iubah.who
                 h.vi committed political Murd'ro tho re ,nnd tho fuot thnt tho lottor on
                 examination,cO’OWod olo.'rly that tho namo Muhammad lharif had boon in-
                 nortod in *nothor writiirr.-,aonfirmod tho nuopioion that it wuo a politico
                 intrigue*
                         I pointed out tho whole of thin to shuik He 1 agin who v;ao with
                 oo in the. Joint Court.JIo agreed that no onuo had boon proved*1 otat-ed
                 thut ovon had tho nocugofl •JTit.ton tho lottor «h nt» tdd.it wna not a ori
                 everybody know? that X«i5.Muhammad .lharif him no judioial poworn and dooo
                 not t-"kn c*: on.nven Jr Jio did no ho ooiOd not onforoo any dooluione & th

                 dootor could lgnor*i such ;i lottor.Thu moot that Muhammad 3harif could d
                 would bo to ntlompt to yrtoh up t-hn dinput.o , anoh io thn rolo of ovory
                  loading mo ’chant in tho plnoo ft in in nd way opon to objection,If thoy
                  rail tho litigants hr.vo rooouruo to tho Ualioro.
                        Tho following: d~y a largo deputation of uahrainiu oamo to me in
                  oonoidorublo nxoitomont .1 .'laid that, Hr.11 All had boon 90nt for by lihai)
                  3elman, vas abti.'nd ro a] no hla religion,ft wan dlntlnotly told that he
                  und nevonil othorn who had boon nnmod would ho mode to auffor for oomii
                 -to tho Agency to complain to you. Ho hud boon ordered to pronont hlraaol
                  on tho following day in Muharraa boforn cunrino. Thoy r.unpoctod he woui
                  oo imprisoned no another conn had boon nVefl egftinnt him.Jnbir bin 3ubi
                  hrothor of tho notorioun JJair.u'.wro nccuning him of damaging hin pardon
                  vrhich ho hf d lot to him and of not paying hin noconntn.nl thon.rh ho holi
                  1’ull reooipto. They put it plainly to mo thnt wo had gunrantood to
                  protoot thorn,v/hon thoy enmo to tho mooting,and if we wore not now will
                  to,to euy do when thoy would ri.no in a body and demand hla roloaoe.
                             I told tho nun not to go to Huharran,' nd that I would nond
                   Inlnan,whoso oonduob uooi.ntd '.'rinsing r.ftor tho viov.o he hnd oxproooed t
                  **• • X nont for ;huik Jolouin ». •king him to con mo noxt morning when I k
                   he wiif) p'<oiling through lluno/noh on hin way to 3ukhnir.Ho evidently gue
                  "hat wn*» the matter A did not oomf* to uoo rao but wont otrnlght out to
                  3<Uhair.I had an appointment that afternoon to ooo 3hnlk JCaaavnnd it a.
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