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Clubs and associations, 1944-1950 523
In compliance with D.A's verbal instructions »
I give below a brief note about the clubs in Bahrain.

Muharraq:
1. Bahrain Club is an old club. The strength of its
membeorship amounts to about 200 and consists in the main
of the educated class of Muharraq population. The president is
Abdul Aziz, bin Shamlan, head-clerk of the Imperial Bank of
Iran and the secretary is Ibrahim bin Hasan Al-Kamal, the so-
called secretary of His Excellency Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa

Al-Khnlifah. The club is a cultural one by principle.
My personal opinion of the club is that it is political the
most active club in-Bahrain, though clandestinely.

2. Khnllfah Islah Club: This club is a juvenile one in
that the majority of its nearly 120 members are school
students. The aim of the club is to promote culture among
the member and of course little importance can be attached to
this club as far as politics is concerned.
MANAMAU:
1. Urubah Club: This club which is in Manamah consists
mainly of the educated class of the Shia Community, such as
Ibrahim Irayidh, Interpreter of P.C.L., Hasan Jawad Al-Jishi,

Head.master of Bahrain primary school, and All Tajir of P.R.O.
formerly^ but now in the employ of P.C.L. The president of tte
club is Duwaighir, Superintendent of Minors' Department.
The number of its membership I cannot dogmatise on; but it is
believed to be well over 100. Though the object of the club
is to promote culture, politics constitute*a part of the
activities of the club.
2. Ahll club: Tho club oonslsts of Sunni and Shia and a
negligible number of foreigners (Persians). It is a culturei
club. Its president is All Wazzan and the Secretary is
Muhammad Al-Mardi. What I* tho strength of its membership v*

cannot be said. Like the other club, it dabbles in politics.
3. Tha-qafah Clubi Is a culture and sports club by
principle. The membership strength is not knwon to me; the
members are mixed of Arabs and others. The president is