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CONFIDENTIAL.
No. C/$i/ of the 29th Jhno 1929
Tho Polltloal Agency, Bahrein.

From
Captain C.G.Prior, I.A.
Polltloal Agont, Bahrein.
To

The Soorotary to the Uon'ble tho
Political Rooidont
in tho Poroion Gulf, Buoliiro.

3*r,
I have tho honour to
refer to your lottor No. I98-S datod
tho 5th Juno 1929,
forwarding letter No. F-I64-N/29 dated the
20/5/29 from tho Govornmont
of India, aoking for my considered
opinion
ao t0 how far it is possible to rotraoo tho stops taken
Bince the
xax reforms commencod, and to submit the following
report.

2. For convenience those
otepo have been termed the'reformsj
but ae words that mean
one thing in the Peroian Gulf have anothej
2000 miles away, I will first of all
summarise the cventB that
led up to than, then
describe exactly what reforms were intended.
how far they have been
oarried out, and how far it is practical •
or politlomto
go baok on them, suoh a retrogression being consi­
dered in the light*
its reuotion upon petty Arab rulers in
the Porsian Gulf.
3. In I9o4 as the result of an outrage on Messrs Wonokhaus

followed by on attaok on Persians,
strong action was taken by
tho Polltloal Resident,
and Major Cox, as ho then was, warned
the Shaikh with the
authority of the Government of India that
furthor negleot
of his advioo would not be toloratod by tho Bri^
tish Government,
This consolidated our position in Bahrein and'
improvement in trado
rooultod, but tho situation remained unoftty
io factory, and remodies wero raootod. His Majesty's Government
decided howover * to pursue a cautious polioy "
II 4. In I$09, " Amelioration was to be oought by indirect and

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