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20. VISITS OF ARAB NOTABLES
(i) On June 17th the Amirs Mohamad and Mansur, sons of
His Majesty King Ibn Saud, arrived at Bahrain accompanied by
Shaikh Abdullah Suleiman (Saudi Minister of Finance), Dr.Rashid
Mahmud Firawan, and a considerable retinue of servants on their

way to India. On June 22nd one of His Majesty King Ibn Saud’s
younger sons, Abdul Mohsin, also arrived at Bahrain. He had
come to undergo a minor operation at the American Mission
Hospital. He left on July 19th. Shaikh Abdullah Suleiman came
to Bahrain on the 28th October on his way back from India and

the two Amirs Mohamad and Mansur on the 30th September
accompanied by Dr.Rashid Mahmud Firawan. The Amir Mansur and
Dr.Rashid Mahmud Firawan continued their flight the same day

while the Amir Mohamad spent the night at Bahrain as the guest of
His Highness the Shaikh and left for A1 Khobar the following
morning.
(ii) Shaikh Khalifah bin Said, son of the Ruler of Dubai,
arrived at Bahrain on July 31st and left on August 9th.

(iii) Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, Ruler of Sharjah, arrived by
air on July 20th and left on August 2nd after a fortnight’s
visit to Bahrain. He was followed by his son Saqr on August 8th.

(iv) Shaikh Said bin Maktum, O.B.E., Ruler of Dubai, arrived
on the 6th of May to consult Dr.Harrison of the American Mission
Hospital here about his eyes. He left after a stay of a week*
21. LOCAL AFFAIRS

(i) With a view to getting into closer touch with the
mercantile community and thereby being able to deal more
adequately with their problems and at the same time make them
acquainted with the difficulties of supply and shipping the

Political Agent formed a Committee comprising representatives
of the principal business communities. The Committee meet once
a week and so far the members have been found to be extremely
helpful and co-operative. The Bahrain Government is represented

on this Committee by the Director of Customs.

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