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No. 369, dated the 24th August 1906.
From—Captain F. D. Priduaux, I.A., Political Agent, Bahrein,
To—Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
I delivered your letter about the Customs to Sheikh Esa personally, and
told him that you had desired me to explain to him any figures that he might
wish to have a fuller understanding of.
The Chief thanked me, but did not open the letter in my presence, and on
the following day he sent the enclosed reply for you, which I have also had
translated.
If Government now decide not to issue the Chief a command on the subject,
1 hope they will soon let him know that they allow him to treat this source of
icvcmic in the same way as before, if he chooses to do so, as l am quite certain
that the administration by his own servants will not be a success.

O. C. Pra*i, SlmU.—No. 0273 F, 0,-34-9-05—30-R. S. W.