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was for many years, before and during the war, confidential
clerk to the A.L.O. He too was educated at Beyrout. He and
two other men of his own type, Mahmood Mardi and________
are now employed in the Imperial Bank of Iran. He is one of
the leading lights of the Muharraq Club and is opposed to
the Bahrain Government.

3. Ali and Abdulla Wazzan, so.ns of a Holi shopkeeper,
of Persian extraction, both quite young with a following of
youths who have lately left school. They are suspected of
being concerned in the anonymous notices and letters which
were issued during the summer.

4. Mohomed Saleh Chirawi, a Holi, a relation of No.l,
who was imprisoned some years ago for inciting the public
against the Government. Mentally unstable and at times
fanatical,
5. Mahmood Mardi, ex secretary of Mr Wakelin, brother
of a man who took an active part in anti Government demons­
trations some years ago.
6. Mohomad Jasim Chirawi, son of a Holi merchant of
Muharraw who was convicted last year for buying stolen
property, An ex school teacher. He recently returned from
Cairo where he had gone with his cousin Yusuf Obedli.
7. Mohomed Sadiq, an Indian Moslem tailor,
8. Saleh, son of Khalid Aujan, an Iraqi, recently dis­
missed from school for immorality, notoriously anti-Jew,
9. Ahmed son of Shaikh Ali bin Khalifah bin Daij and
Mohomed son of Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah bin Isa, school­
boys, members of the Ruling family.

One of the most prominent people, at the head of
the procession, was Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa's confidential
clerk.