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                  Xna Agaftoy* Bahrain^ pension Gulf*
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                           Band Axi&wt 1003*
            TO
                 Tho Hon*bio tho political nosldont*
                                Buohtro*
               Hfilotlcna of &tmU A JShfohfl _ All flPhmlnt              . .*

            ^anansotoj!.

                    I have tho honour to report b>io olrauzaatanooo of a
             murder, tihicvh has cuuicod. oonulflovrablo unroot among tho
             titdiratala *
             Early on tho night of Anguot 10 tli e. uhluli Alim, nmnod'
             Civil): Abdulla bln Ahnad, and another*- rfhiah who wag with
             him nrinfjf. nufjoon bin Rnsodhsn/ wore murdered with daggora

             hotwoon tho villages of Eudalyota and Duress« Tho nupdorero
             hava not ns yot boon traced, hut olrau&atcnooe point to
             tho crinc having boon cosnulttod by persons fi*om Rudaiyoh,
             probably by :my of roverngo on tho Shiah community for tho
             fine lovlod on tho oowwjlr in roupoot of tho attack on ’All#

             Shall: llwruid fii Shall: Abdulla both Inclino to this viow, with
             which I agroo*  In the firot place tho ’Alim waa on old rum
             much reapooted umong tho UuhvuJ.nic, secondly - robbery wac
             not tho motive, 7?cr a gold watch < ■ a ffl.ua of Tfl 900 wag not
             stolon - thirdly, tti© murder too'/. pl&o* In a ) onoly rrpot
             noar Uudalyoh & fourthly, tho doaoasad ’Alim, whan referred
             to try tho people of hln village, vflio had noon tho Dowawtr

             proooivilrig to the ••..ttucV. .•>n ’All, * :>cikod whether they
             should give cvUU.nco In tlvvt, affair, dtrootnd them to pro-
             oood to uenumoh A givo oyldanov**  It is not unlikely that
             he. w.7.H for thlc roAuon oln&lod cut to be tho victim of
             revenge *
                 ’ihu Ualiranvh    proa* cited. i£i%L>; nomad with a giant

             ’jtadhb&ta’, u copy of which they cost to the Agency, asking
             fer offloliX.it stcrpo     to bo takeex for thoir protection*
                 Doth chalk Hoard a chalk Abdullah roaltco tho importance
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