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Translation of lottor dated 4th D/IIejJah 1360 (23.12.41) from the
Ruler of Bahrain to the Political Agent, Bahrain.

After compliments,
I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter No.C-1168
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dated 15th December 1941 in which you wrote me about the report
received from the Bahrain Oil Co. Ltd. regarding the investigation ■
of the decrease of the flow of water from the artesian wells in
the Zellaq area. I beg to inform you that the water v/hich flows
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to the sea does not, as reported to you, flow directly from tho
artesian wells to the sea but first irrigates the gardens and
then flov/s as waste water into the sea, and if such waste water
remains in the gardens it would be harmful to the palH^and other

trees. As regards the fitting of valves to artesian wells I beg
in Zellaq area
to say that valves have been fitted to most wells^even before
your letter was received, especially on wells in gardens belonging
to me, my sons and servants, and there is only a small number of : .
wells v/hich have no valves and we have now ordered that valves
should also be fitted on these with the exception of those wells

whose water flow is very low. There is no doubt that the decrease
of water is a matter about v/hich we are all very anxious but we
pray to God that it will not happen. U.E.#