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*' tho arrangements far-deciding pearling cases would "bo b good/v/ey^
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of showing his good faith. He promised, to telco this matter in hard.
Later on I snwcJheikh Hamad at tho Agency end warned him,'in.
the presence of tho Political Agen^ on the lines of your, telegram

mentioned nhovo; I acluod that 1 expooted him to teke a firm lino,
with the a! Khclife fenily and provent oppression by it end thus
show his c? pa city for ruling; ho said he would do so, and was
determined to do his best to prove his suitability to succood his,
father.

I attach an extract from o memorandum from the Political
34-0., dated 13th February 1922. ) Agent giving an account cf tho
Bahrainis demonstration for tho information cf tho Government of
Indin.
I hope that Sheikh Ice hoc at last realised his position and
that uh.eikh Abdulla hoc recoivod n lesson and will bohovo hotter
in future. I -.list the Government of India will agree that, in
view of his apologies to the Political Agent and assurances of
good behaviour, it was unnecessary tc call u-or. oheikh Abdulla to
do the. "ilaj" at the present time.
.1 have, etc.,
Gd/- /i.r. Trevor,
Li out-CoIonel,

Political resident in the Persian Gulf.

Bx tract from c memorendum Bo. 34-0., dated tho 13th February 1922,
from tho Political Agent, Bahrein to the iion'blc the Political
liccid.cr.t in the Persian Gulf, ^ushirc.

X X X
As already reported to you the Bahrain is mode a consideroble
demonstro ’ion some f>,, s back, chut the Bess nr, and forcibly
reloosod from a fid.ewi, o non who had boon ill-treated. This
action considerably frightened the sheikhs. Bhoikh Icc sent
Sheikh named to me to ask how he should. d:el with Che situation# . .

I doclincd officially to interfere but unofficially told Homod
that.;-';’.