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                         5.  The Government may, without assigning any reason, refuse to grant a
                     licence or may grant a licence subject to conditions. It may suspend or revoke
                     any licence owing to breach of such conditions, and it may in the interests of good
                     order modify, suspend or cancel any licence issued under this order.
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                         6.  If any newspaper is printed or published without a licence or after a
                     licence has been cancelled the Police may confiscate any copies of the newspaper
                     and the printing press where the newspaper was printed and the security which
                     has been deposited will be forfeited to the Government.
                         7.  All persons who are required by this ordinance to take out licences or to
                     deposit securities in respect of newspapers which are already in existence shall take
                     out the necessary licences and deposit the necessary securities within one month
                     from the publication of this order.
                         8.  When any person who has deposited a security ceases to publish the
                     Newspaper in respect of which the security was deposited he may apply to the
                     Government for the return of the said security and if the Government is satisfied
                     that the person has in fact ceased to publish the said Newspaper then his security
                     shall be refunded to him.

                                                 APPENDIX C
                                 Liquor Decrees issued by the Government of Bahrain
                                                       (i)
                                                 (Paragraph 18)
                           Intoxicating Liquor Ordinance, No. 1611363, dated April 16, 1944
                         1.  Bahrain is a Muslim State, and the use of intoxicating liquor is forbidden.
                        2.  The manufacture of liquor is forbidden.
                        3.  Any person convicted of manufacturing liquor will be liable to prosecution
                    and to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding
                    Rs. 2,000/
                        4.  Any person who is found to be illegally in possession of liquor, or who
                    illegally buys or sells liquor, or who is drunk, or who uses liquor will be liable to
                    prosecution and rigorous imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months and
                    a fine not exceeding Rs. 2,000s.
                                                       (ii)
                                                 (Paragraph 18)
                    Intoxicating Liquor and Narcotics Ordinance, No. 12! 1372, dated December 10,
                                                      1952
                        We, Salman bin Hamad A1 Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain—order as follows: —
                        The import into Bahrain and the manufacture in Bahrain of wines and all
                              intoxicants and narcotics of every kind, such as Opium and Hashish
                              and others, are totally prohibited.
                        Every person who offends against this order will be liable to severe punishment
                              by the Court.



                                                 APPENDIX D
                              Documents Relating to the Zubarah Dispute—1944 and 1948
                                                       (i)
                                                 (Paragraph 34)
                    Agreement of June 17, 1944, between the Ruler of Bahrain and the Ruler of Qatar
                        The Ruler of Bahrain and Ruler of Qatar agree to the restoration of
                    relations between them as they were in the past. The Ruler of Qatar undertax
                    that Zubarah will remain without anything being done in it which not exlsl * f
                    the past. This is from consideration and reverence to A1 Khalifah. The Kuier o
                    Bahrain, also on his part, undertakes not to do anything that might harm
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