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British Residency and (onsij]^te?^6nQ:'al» 5*^,'
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Buahire, 14th April l‘9SJ7s *
From
Iho Hon*blo Lioutonant Colonol A.P. Trovor,C.S.I. ,C.I.E.,
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.

To
Tho Hon1 bio iir. D. do S.Broy, O.S.I., C.I.E., C.B.E.,

• o. XiVDr^ f Foreign Secretary to the Government of India,
ft* ^^-ElG-Jy-Foroign and Political Department, Simla.

1 ^ ^ j Proposed reforms in taxation at Bahrain.
■22nd
Sir, ~
With reference to the correspondence ending with my
letter No.2Q9-S, dated the 11th March 1922, regarding affairs at
Bahrain, I ' ve the honour to forv/ard for the information of the
No.70-0 dated 11th April 1922.) Government of India a copy pf a
report which I have received from tho Political Agent, Bahrain,
on the subject of the readiness of tne Sheikh to effect reforms.
This report has only just been received and I think It
advisable to send it on by today’s mail to save a week, and I am
therefore unable to deal v/ith the matter in detail. Major Daly
has, however, reported very fully, and it is therefore unnecessary

for me to do so.
The Sheikh apparently desires to introduce a fair scheme

of taxation outlinod under heads 1 to 4 on the 3rd page of Major
Daly’s letter, he is however afraid of tne Sunni tribes, which
for some time past have not borne their full share of taxation.
The Sheikh desires to know whether he could expect support from
Government in the event of his introducing the necessary reforms.
His advisers think that if the local population knew the reforms
were being introduced with the approval of Government, they would
raise no difficulty about paying the taxes. Ihe Political Agent
is inclined to agree v/ith this. Sheikh Abdulla suggested that

the best way of doing this would be for the Sheikh to announce the
reforms