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17* Visits of British Notable s
(1) On the 4th January 1941 Ur. Hope-Gill, Coneul-Desig*
&ato9 Baghdadi and lira. Hope-Gill came ashore from the 3.3.
"Bandra"'

(11) On February 2nd, 1941, Ur. Menzles, Prime Uinlater
of Australia, passed through Bahrain by air on hie way to

Bngltfid. 'He was met by the Senior Naval Officer, Persian
Gulf, the Political Agent, and other local officers.
(Ill) Ur. Bernard Joseph G 111 la t-Smith, His Majesty* a
Consul-General Designate for Smyrna, passed through on the
American cargo ship "Excellency" on the 21st February 1941.

(iv) Ur. C.A.F. Dundas, Representative of the British
Council, arrived at Bahrain by air on the 20th February 1941
from Cairo and returned on the 25th February.

(v) Sir Geoffrey Horthcote, Governor-Designate of Hong
Kong, arrived by air on the 3rd March 1941 and left the
following day.
18. Via it a of Foreign Notables

The American Naval Observer In the Persian Gulf,
Commander D. Lockard, arrived In Bahrain by air on the 15th

September 1941 and left the following day for Baghdad.
19. Visits of Arab Notablaa
(1) Shaikh Muhammad bln Hahma of Bara imi paid a visit

to the Polltloal Agent on the 13th March. He expressed his
sympathy for the British cause*
(11) A party of 3eudl officials, mostly Hadjaele, vlaltad

Bahrain in tha latter half of April 1941. Tha party Included
AMul Rauf .1 Sabhan, now President of tha Advisory Counoil
In Uaooe, who was formerly, In tha days of Xing Huaaeln,
Editor of "A1 Qibleh", tha offlolal paper of th« Hedjee

II Government.
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