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1935

Monday 28th [January]

Fort. Beat two men in arak cases. Court, while in Court I heard that numbers of the Baharna had assembled
in the town, and there was some excitement in the bazaar. Nothing actually happened. Just when I heard this
I got the letter, which I had composed, returned from the Shaikh so I sent it down to the leaders of the
Baharna. I was very pleased with the letter which was a reply to their various demands some of which were
very reasonable & which we agreed to deal with. What they asked for is a code for the law courts,
proprotionate representations on the municipal & other councils & that the school should be returned to them,
the last we won't allow and the first we will agree to a certain extent. The question is becoming a big matter.
The Baharna suffer from an inferiority complex, in the past they were really oppressed, but they are not now