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brother told him that ho was a nobody of no consequence,

to which he replied "Hitler started life as a painter,
and Mussolini as a Journalist."
He was accustomed to walk in the evenings up and down
the sea rood or along the Jufair Road, with a book in his
hand, indicating his erudition.
Ho was a protegee of Ibrahim al Arayad, also employed
in Petroleum Concessions, Ltd., who is by way* of being a

poet but, in my opinion, quite harmless though very con­
ceited.
After the affair copies of a statement on the matter/
which was published in an Indian newspaper, in English,
wore posted to a large number of people in Bahrain, I
believe these letters were sent out by the Muharraq Club,
whose President is Abdulaziz Shnmlan. Some of the mem­

bers assured His Highness that the Arabs had nothing to
do with Abdullah Zeera and that thoy had no wish to help
the Persians. The affair has aggravated the feeling,
between Shius and Sunnis in Bahrain, especially between
the Khalifah and the Bahama. Stories are now being cir­
culated that during tho summer a petition was signed by

thousands of Shias which was then conveyed to Persia.
I do not believe this.
Do you think it would be a good idea if I sent some­
thing on these lines to the Times?
"Abdullah Zeera, who was reported on - by Reuters,
Teheran, to have contacted members of the Persian Govern­
ment representing himself as the leader of the Bahrain
national party, is a youth of 22 years old. He was
until recently a junior olork in a commorcial firm. He w
is a man of no political importance and has no following"./

C.J.Pelly, Esquire, O.B.E., I.C.S..
H.B.M's Political Agent,
Bahrain.