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H. Slioikh Ali should bo banished from Bahrain and preferably mado to rosido
at Adon for at least 10 yoars. liis brothers can ndmiuistor his properties and
roraithim tho proeoads. Tho old “ Govormnont Houso" should, howovor, bo
mado OYor at a valuation to tho Chiof for tho uso of big eon Shoikli Hamad.
ID. Finally, Slioikh Isa, I think, should bo told omphatioally that no disputos
betwoon Shiahs and Sunnis aro honcoforth to bo roforrod to tho Shorn Court,
auy moro than disputes botwcon Hindus and Muhammadans aro. Tho Shiahs
who aro mostly Persians, in tho absonoo of tho Shah’s Consular roprosontatives,
naturally look to us for protootion, and as tho British Qovornmout aro interested
in tho wolfaro of all olasaos in Bahrain, they oannot viow with ouuanimity
the injustioo ovon of making Bahreini Shiahs (who aro all Persians by origin;
submit to tho jurisdiction of a religious court other than their own. All suoli
oiscs should bo adjudicated upon by tho Chief himself or by an impartial
Mojlis.
Enolosuro No. 13.
Translated purport of n tclogram from tlio Mushir-ud-Dowlob, Toheran, to Ibo Poreian Tradori
iu liahroiu.
X rocoivcd your tologram regarding tho assault on you by tho Bahrain
Arabs.
ICoop yoursolvcs calm, for I have had a long talk with tho British Miniator
on tho subject, and 1 am suro ho will tako oarly stops to got the alfair Bottled and
get tho oulprits punished.

Enclosuro No. M. (Til ANSLA.TION.)
Undortakiog given to Resident by Sboikli of Bahrein, dated 28tli Itnmzau 1922.
I, Slioikh Isa bin Ali al Khalifah, urgo that my personal self respeot and
that of my family will bo broken if Slioikh Ali is compollod to loavo Manama
immediately boforo tho Ramzan Fed, which will bo only 3 days lionco. But
I horoby givo tho most solemn undertaking possiblo that within 7 days aftor tho
doparturo of Major Cox from Bahrein, Slioikh Ali and his followers shall also
lcavo Bahrein for change of air and shall romain away from Bahrein until such
timo as Major Cox shall receive a roply from Government, and if no such reply
or instructions shall arrivo up to 3 weeks (a month in all) Sheikh Ali shall bo at
liborty to return to Bahrein.
And if tho Resident will accept this arrangement, I promiso and undortako
to placo special guards on tho Bazaar, day and night, to such au oxtent as will
satisfy Captain Pridoaux, tho Political Agent, so that thoro may bo no possibility
of a rccurronoo of rowdincss for tho futuro.

0. I. o. r. 0,—No. 3203 F. D.-ZO-U-lWl-OO—r. K.D.