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a visit to Bahrain then oume up ana kiueod the uha lkh and
oongratuli
ted him. He wan l ollowed by the shaikh'o re la lion a and by the

loading Arab, I'erelm and Indian residents of Bahrain, and there
was a great throng round Die dale. ho far ao le knonn thle
demonstratlon wae entirely opontuneoue. then It ended the durbar
oloeed and 1 took ay departure.

B. 1 anolooo coplee of the epeeoh 1 dcllvored nnd of Hits
Hlghneee' reply. The reference In the Shaikh'o opeoch to the
eocurlng of supplleo probably relatoe.to a roccnt convereation
ho had with the folltlc;.! Agent on thle oubjeot. it lo intorost-

ing to note that he ruulloeo the lmportanoo In thooo dayts of the
boat building induotry. The mention of tho posoiblo landing of
British troope in Bahrain was moot unexpected anc wee no doubt

intended to prepare the people for this eventuality. It will be
remombered that In 1914 a proposal to land troopu In Bahrain for
a few days ou their way to Ueaopo lujalu liua to be abandoned owing
to tho attitude of tl.e local population, The spoocr.es were

broadcast by tho Bahrain Had io the sane evening, but the referenos
to tho poeelblo landing of British troops was omitted and In
version of tho opeoch whioh is being published in the Bahrain
nowopuper the wording 1ms beon alterud to avoid epoolfic mon
of Uio movement ox troops.
6.
i am sending a oopy of this letter and its enoloeu
to His Uajeaty'e "eorutury of state for India and Colons

1 have the honour to be*
31r,
Tour most obedient eervont,

ed. V. K. Hay.
Gulf •
i'olitioal Heoldcnt in tho rersien

•sent u/idor i Tinted i-ottor Bo.C/ddV of
lith April 194k.