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720 Records of Bahrain

Uo.BlB- S of 1922.
Britioh Rooidoncy and Conaulato-Goneral,
Buohiro, 12th Jul7 1922.

REFORMS AT-BAHRAIN.

Sir,
With roforonoo to Ooyomraont of India tologram No. 01&-S
dutod tho 10th July 1022, I havo tho honour to forward . 's
horowith for Your Excellency1s information a copy of tho
n No. 649-8 dated 2nd May 1922, from Poroign, SimlaI marginally
to Resident, Butihj.ro. ?
q No. 801-8 dated 24th Juno 1982,from poroign, Simla j oited papers • •!
to Resident, Buohiro.
No. 460-8 dated 2flth Juno 1982,from Roaidont, regarding re­
Buohiro to Foroign Simla. )
forms at Bahrain .
At tho ond of loot oold woathor tho Bahraini population • •
of Bahrain hooanoljvory rootivo on aooount of tho tyranny of ;
tho Sheikh of Bahrain and his family oopooially oortain

mombors of tho lattor. A largo roprooontativo doputation
waited on mo ono day when I wont to Bahrain and prooontod
a potition which was aont on to tho Government. A warning
was given to the Ghoikh and tho opproaoion has boon roduood.
I.ator on the Shoikh and his sons put forward tho idoa of
starting oortain reforms suoh as tho equalization of
taxation botwoon Sunnis and Shiahs, roform of tho poarling
industry (nakhudao to bo forood tokoop aooountb and prosont
thorn in Court If roquirod oto), institution of a rogular

Court of JUstioo/and ofchor things. Thoso roforms woro all
good in thomsolvofl, but tho Shoikh,* boing afraid of the
poworful Sunni shoikhu and tribesmen wantod tho support
of Govommont without whioh thoy did not dare to introduce
tho roforms. Thoy auggostod that tho shoikh should announoo

o Excolionoy
Tho High Commiooionor for Iraq,

Baghdad.