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35. PERSIA Sc BAHRAIN. •
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(i) Reference paragraph 19 of Intelligence
Summary No.2.
The "Union of Youth" of Bahrain has sent a
telegram to Reuters expressing the resentment of the
people-of Bahrain at the appointment of ABDULLAH AZ ZAIRAH
to negotiate v;ith Iran on the 3ahrain question.
{^ABDULLAH AZ ZAIRAH is at present writing a
series of Articles for the Teheran newspaper "Tran-i-Ma"
In which ho endeavours to show that it is the wish of the
people of Bahrain to bo reunited to Persia and that the
weakness of the Rulers of Bahrain has allowed it to become
a British dominion. in the same articles he refers to the
"underground" party which ho claims to be the "rUDEJ-P of
Bahrain^
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(ii) It is reported that the Cshoran radio Y«C£?r,ly
announced that there is a desire- in Persia to got rid of the
American-Milltarv Mission preparatory tc getting an army
road/ to invade Bahrain the formation of which a Swiss
military mission should be employed to help.

36. HAS AL XHATMAil.
The Political Officer, Trucial Coast, reports
that SAQR BIN WORD. BIN SALIH, third nor,hew of Shaikh
SULTAN BIN SALIH. .Ruler of Ras al Xhalmah, has seized the
town of Rds al Khciimah .with the.consent of the townsmen and
of tho Khawatir tribe during the absence of the Ru.ler in
Dubai. There has been no bloodshed and the town Is quiet.
SAQR BIN MOHAMMED drrested the sons of the Ruler, but later
released them and sent them and their families to Sharjah. •
At the instance of the Ruler of Ras al Khaimah the Ruler oC
Sharjah visited Ras al Khaimah but was unable to effect a
restoration of the status quo ante. SAQR DIM MOHAMMED has
now asked the Political Officer, Trucial Coast, for, recogni­
tion of himself as Ruler of Ras al Khaimah.
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