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As a sequel to tho events of 1004-06, tho
Govt. of India1° letter Government of India submitted to tho
d/14 Copt. 100(S. fie oratory of state in September 1006, a
draft latter embodying instructions which it ran proposed
to in'no for the future guidance of the Polittoal Agent
in ll'hroin. The letter alno disous'od in none detail tho
whole amotion of tlv limits of our protootorate over tho
in lrouu

In reply , Hr Brodriok stated that "in the
lSr> Brodriok1 s Secret dosp. "opinion of H.Jfs. Government the timo
Of 10 Nov. 'OD- (3023/OD) "has not yot arrived for defining ///
"in ntriot terms tho position of the Sheikh of Bahrein
"towards' the protesting British power;" and tools oxooption
to certain remarks on the attributes of suzerainty whioh

the letter contained. He addod "H.H’s. Government ,
"therefore, consider that, in the present oirounotances,
"it rill suffice that the Polittoal authorities in the
"Persian Gulf should be instructed to act, as in proposed
"in the 6th liaragraph of the draft letter, bj/ steadily and,
"^s far as possible, unobtrusively inore sing their influence

"and the confidence of the Shoikh in their advice and
"power to direot and control his external affairs".
An regards the question of Customs administration,
rhioh the draft instructions stated to be the one point
on which it was considered expedient to "offer authoritative
advice" to the Shaikh at the present stage, the Ceoretary
of State proposed to await a further oonniaiication which
was promised.

A few words nay he added on tho question of
Arms Traffio. In 180Q the Shaikh issued, on the advice
of the Bo3i .ont at Bushiro, a notification prohibiting the
Import and export of arms and ammunition to and from

Similar prohibitions have been issued by the Sheikh Q.,
Kowoit and the Sleikhs of the Truoial Coast• pi lU