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(d) That tlio Political Agont should bo authorisod to intorreno with direct
advico to tho Chiof in tho following matters, narnoly,—
(t) tho oppression exorcised by tho A1 Khalifa family, tho Magisterial
and Itevonue officials, and tho Knzis;
(it) tho oxtravagant outortainmont of Bodouins;
(*it) tho roform of tho land rovonuo administration;
(iv) legal disputes botwcon tho Sheikh and his subjects.
Major Cox concurred in tho advisability of adopting Captain Pridoaux’s
first suggestion; but boforo submitting any doflnito opinion on his other
proposals, ho invited a pronouncomont of tho Govommont of India on tho
proposition that tlioro was no middlo course between tbaJ,wo_policies of treating
-- s Bahrein (1) ns a full'British Protectorate j'fST’as an indopoudohtlmncipaliTy.
" ” Appondiri”......................"A'“reply, ' copy of which' 'wo"hliVO' *tho
^ ’ honour to oncloso,* has now been drafted
to Major Cox’s letter, laying down what aro considered in practice to bo
tho approximate limits of tho British Protectorate in Babroin, so far as
boon developed ; the principles aro also dofined by which Captain
' Priacaunnouiu bo guided iu his relations towards the ruler of tho island.
As, howovor, tho points dealt with in the dralt lottor involvo tho
consideration of important Questions of international law, and moreovor boar
indirectly on tho general subject of tho British position in tho Persian Gulf,
wo aro postponing its issue until His Majesty’s Govommont havo had an
opportunity of considering it and of stating whethor thoy approve of its terms.

We havo tho honour to bo,
Sib,

Your most obedient, humble servants,

JCJ

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