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No. 97, dated Bahrein, 30th' March 1903,
From—CAPTAIN F. B. Prideaux, Asalstant Political Agent, Bahrein,
To—Sheikh Isa din Ali, Al Khalifa, Chief of Bahrein.
: After compliments.—U 13 now about 34 days since Sheikh Ali bin Ahmed
fled from Bahrein. I have heard many reports about his subsequent doing*,' but
'no doubt your facilities for arriving at tho truo facta are greater than raino.
ii I have heard nothing from you up to date. During the last two or threo days
rumours arc rifo that Sheikh Ali has found it necessary to leavo Katar and that
he has temporarily returned to Bahrein and is in the neighbourhood of Ruf'aa.
No doubt the true facts will come to light some day in the futuro.
I request that you will communicate to mo, beforo tho next mail leaves, your
beliefs regarding all Sheikh All’s movements commencing with the methods -of
his flight, his subsequent actions up to the present time and his probablo future
intentions. 1 am hopeful that you will not conceal from mo any of your know­
ledge.
In view of the uneasiness of the European, Hindu and Persian communities
in Manama, it is necessary that I should make a report to the Political Resident
by to-morrow’s mail.

Dated Bahrein, the !2i IHI-
jeib Much ipoj.
From—Sheikh Isa din Ali, Al Khalifa, Chief of Bahrein,
To—Captain F, B. Prideaux, Political Agent, Bahrein.
:
' After compliments.—I received your letter of today’s date and have under­
stood its contents. You mention that rumours are floating about to the effect
that Sheikh Ali bin Ahmed left Katar and has now returned to Bahrein, and
desire me to report to you on the subject. I therefore beg to inform you that
all this news about Sheikh Ali bin Ahmed is entirely false.
I have not lost sight of Sheikh Ali, If there was the slightest truth in any
of these rumours I would have at once reported to you the fact.
Up to the present time Sheikh Ali has not left Katar. And he cannot
reach Bahrein. He is still with the Bedouin in the interior of Katar.
This is to inform you.

No. 120, dated Bahrein, nth April 1905.
From—Captain F. B. Prideaux, Assistant Political Agent, Bahrein,
To—Sheikh Isa din Ali, Al Khalifa, Chief of Bahrein.
After compliments.—I have the honour to refer to your letter dated the
With which you enclosed two petitions from Sheikh Ali bin Ahmed.
2. The full purport of these letters was posted by me to Bushire on the
day following their receipt from you, but I have since learnt that the Political
Resident had not returned there when the last mail steamer left Bushire, and
it has not therefore been possible for me to hear from him on the subject.
3. My personal viowonthc matter is that the wisest thing that Sheikh Al
can do is to surrender himself to you or to the nearest British man-of-war as
quickly as possible.
i The justice of the British Government is well known to overy one. Sheikh
Ali has added to his earlier faults by disobeying your final summons to your
presence. It is also believed that he has taken away with him the other ten

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