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Telegram P.
From - The Foreign Secretary to tne Government of India
in the Foreign and Political Department, Simla.

To - The Political Resident Bushire at Uaskat.
(Repeated to Bushire).
No .549-8.
Dated the 2nd May 1922.
Priority A,

Priority A.
- It ia moat undesirable that aa Between Sheikh and hi3
subjects Government of India should be/drawn'into interference.
But since proposed reforms appear sound in.the/raselves and meet
with their approval and since they have been put forward mainly
in consequence of Government's warnings against misrule, you
are authorised to inform Sheikh that Government will lend their
moral support to an honest attempt impartially to put his scheme
into force. This authority is given on the understanding that
you feel that it is unlikely that more than moral support v/ill

be required. But nothing should be done to encourago tho idea
that reforms are being introduced by the Sheikh at Government's
dictation. You should therefore consider whether it would not
be better for Sheikh to make announcement shortly before your
arrival. Another meeting might then be held at which you should
express hopethat reforms will prove of lasting benefit to the
whole community and congratulate the Sheikh on their introduc­
tion.
Although Sheikh should of course bo encouraged to set
aside money for v/orks of public utility, it does not seem ad­
visable that he should definitely be required to do so.

This refers to your letter No.304-8 of the 14th April on
the subject of Bahrein.

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