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to ifuooat* Qatar and th* Truaial Coast* Cordial relation*
ware walntalnod between the Bahrain Agency and tho Consulates
and In January the Consul accompanied tho Political Agent
Bahrain* on a tour of tho Truolal Cbut*
21, lium&o
The Gultan of Muscat arrived at Husoat froa

Dhofar in Hay and remained there for the rest of tho year*
The carious illness of the Inaa has given His Highness the
opportunity of taking measures to fulfil his long cherished
.mbition of re-establishing tho authority of his dynasty
over tho hinterland. Ho has established contacts with

several tribal Isadora of tho interior* and towards the end
of the year requested tho assistance of Kis Hajesty1*
Government in carrying out his plans*
His pleasure at tho receipt of the Q.C.I.Ii. was

tarred by the description of hin by tho B.3.C. as an
Indian Prince*
on
£na22fll*
Tho runner.was ono of the utmost soverity and

the plight of tho population of Bahrain was not inprovod
by tho frequent failure of tho electric supply owing to
deterioration cf the existing plant and tho difficulty of
obtaining replacements*

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Political Resident, Persian Gulf*
HDN.