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Visits of Shaikh Sir Hamad bin *Isa al-Khalifah, 1936 39

TRANSLATION.
"A1 Bilad" nov/spapor(Baghdad)No.596 dated 16th June 1936.

RULER 01*’ BAHRAIN GEl'S A MEDAL FROM THE KING
OF ENGLAND.
♦

London.- 14th June. The Ruler of Bahrain and hie two sons
shall arrive at London to-morrow and shall he the guests of
the Government for tv/o weeks during which period the King
will present him with K.C.I.E. medal which was conferred
upon him during the year 1935.
The nuler(of Bahrain; who has been ruling over Bahrain since
1923 paiu an unofficial visit to England in 1925. On the day
of his arrival he will meet Lord Zetland, Secretary of State
for India in the India Office. During his sojourn in
England he will visit the fleet at Portsmouth, the Royal

Military College at Sandhurst, Royal Air forces show at
*
Hendon and the Military Darshut. lie will also witness the
manouvers of the Forces which will take place on 23rd June.
Arrangements have boen made for him to see the S.S.^ueen Mary.