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T.vi ri.s.l lit I on.

fiOV is.ail.ii^NT Ol-_' i/i'i.li

From a.1:1 bin a1«lu j 1 a. bin Than! > huJer or ^ntar.
To Ilia Highness shaikh oulman bin Hamd AX Khulifuh.

After salaams duo to your position and God's mercies.

We hope that your Iliwluius»s is enjoying good boa J lb
and happiness. j»s for us, v:o are by the Grace of God
ijuj.to well. May Ho bless us anu wo aro grateful to Him
for all mercies.
You are avu.ro that uur j atiior (May God koop him)
bas reached a very old age anu lio cannot carry on with
Ills reign and bo preferred, under such circums bances,
to abdicate ana to taku from bis shoulders all respon­
sibilities, treaties, undertakings etc., and therefore
cont/.oted the High Ui-J ti sb Government about his desire
to abdicate in my .favour and the (Hrj.bi.sh) Government
agruod to bis wishes anu arrangmerits were made to
conduct tills ceremony in the it&Uul way on Saturday ^Oth
jvugust 19*1 V, correspond! i»g with Ghawal 13 uH, in the
presence oi the Political agent, babrain, and X have
become f rum that date the uu l.or el’ «.fcutar and dependen­
cies anu 1 am v.*vi Liia, this lot tor l'or the ini’urination
of Your Hi £l in ess. \Vo hope that our relations v.i tb Your
Highness will, remain as ^uod as desired and that we
will lie bound to each other by bonds of .love, brother­
hood and unity by confi mil tig the f r i enb.ihips between us
in good spirit and by exchanging good noighbourl.y
relations anu friendly co-oneratlori in all. that vd.ll be
necessary to bind us belli resul.t:inti in mutual benefit,
prosperity and pientifulness. bay God bless ns ami
ijui.de us to happiness and prosper! ty to us, our people
and our con tries fin* ever.
This was what was to in Vo o«eu said and iJ.’ Your
.Highness is in need of an;/tnin0 v/e slu li be pleased to
do it.
uur ather Joins mo in Kenning our saLa.ms to all
brothers and bhaikhs i.nu guns and family.

wd/- i4li. b.l« iihdulj u al Tbanl.

bated, ;>(>tb ubavvi.l IjGd.