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‫ﺣﻜﺎﻳﺔ ﺇﻧﺸﺎﺀ ﺃﻭﻝ ﺑﻨﻚ& ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﺞ‬

‫ﻭﻮﻌﺗﺩ ﺃﺎﺒﺳﺏ ﻋﺪﻡ ﺍﺳﺘﻐﻻﻝ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻮﺭﻗﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻋﺪﺓ ﻋﻮﺍﻣﻞ ﺃﻫﻤﻬﺎ‪:‬‬
‫ﺃﻭﻻ ‪ ٠‬ﺍﻧﺸﻐﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺭﺿﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻲ ﺑﻤﺼﺎﻟﺤﻬﺎ ﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻭﺿﺮﻭﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ‬
‫ﺛﺎﻧﻴﺎ ‪ ٠‬ﻧﻘﺺ ﺍﺮﺒﺨﻟﺓ ﻟﻠﻤﻌﺎﺭﺿﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ ﻍ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺓ ﻔﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﺼﺮﺍﻉ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻹﺩﺍﺭﺓ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ ‪ 2‬ﻓﺮﺽ‬
‫ﺃﻭﺪﻋﻡ ﻓﺮﺽ ﺃﻱ ﻣﻮﺿﻮﻉﻮﻴﺣﻱ& ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮﻳﻦ' ﻭﻟﻌﻞ ﻧﻘﺺ ﺍﻟﺨﺒﺮﺓ ﺗﻤﺜﻞ ﺑﻮﺿﻮﺡ‪ 2‬ﻋﺪﻡ‬

‫ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﻭﺭﻗﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺭﺿﺔ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻨﻴﺔ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎ‪٠‬‬

‫ﻭﺇﻟﻰ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺫﻟﻚ‪ ،‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﺴﺘﻄﻊ ﺍﻟﺤﺼﻮﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻱ ﺩﻻﺋﻞ ﺃﻭ ﺷﻮﺍﻫﺪ ﺗﺒﻴﻦ ﺣﺪﻭﺙ ﺃﻱ ﻧﻮﻉ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺭﺿﺔ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻨﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺒﻨﻚ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﺰﻋﺎﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻨﻴﺔ ﻛﻘﺎﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻗﺎﺳﻢ ﺍﻟﻬﺰﻉ ﺃﻭ‬

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‫ﺍﻟﺮﺩﻭﺩ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬

‫ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻴﻌﻲ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﺳﺘﺪﻋﺎﺀ ﺯﻋﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺭﺿﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺟﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ‪ ،‬ﺃﻭﻟﻰ ﺧﻄﻮﺍﺕ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺮﺩ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻲ‬

‫ﻓﻔﻲ ‪ 10‬ﻣﺎﺭﻡﺱ‪ 1917‬ﺍﺳﺘﺪﻋﻰ ﺍﻟﻮﻛﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺟﺮ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺺ ‪ :‬ﺇﻥ ﻟﺪﻱ‬
‫ﺩﻟﻴﻻ ﺎﻗﺎ‪،‬ﻃ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﻧﻚ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺗﻬﺎﺟﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻚ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺗﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﻣﺎﻑ ﺍﺳﺘﻄﺎﻋﺘﻚ ﻟﻠﺘﺄﺛﻴﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ ﻣﻌﻴﻨﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭ ﻟﻜﻲ ﻳﻬﺎﺟﻤﻮﻩ ﺃﻳﻀﺎ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻋﻴﺴﻰ ‪ ٠‬ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻚ ‪ 2‬ﻧﻔﺲ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺃﺧﺒﺮﺗﻨﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺄﺳﻴﺲ‬

‫ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻚ ﺴﻣﺄﻟﺔ ﺟﻴﺪﺓ ﻭﺇﻧﻪ ﺳﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﻧﺎﻓﻌﺎ ﻟﻚ ﻑ ﺃﻋﻤﺎﻟﻚ ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻳﻀﻴﻒ ﺍﻟﻮﻛﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﻲﻗﺎﺋﻻ‪ :‬ﻭﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻻ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﺷﻖ ﺃﻗﻮﻟﻪ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻵﺗﻲ‪:‬‬