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ohown^my fir«t letter to Bln Baud, who evidently wQrded
this reply, olnoo It lo quite unlike the Auilr'o uoual

stylo* A second letter of friendly messages xtotramp.
aooompanlod It explaining that ho was sorry ho had not
roplled oarllor hut that he had been away*
7. how that thla impasse has boon reached, It would
appear that the mattor should be taken pp with Bin
Baud by the Uosldenoy. Thore is not the olightost
douut that this man ia a gonuine Bahrain subject and
whatever motive t..ero may bo for imprisoning him thore
la no eaouoo for lying about his nationality, I
discussed hi3 oaso with the Amir and It was never
questioned for a moment that he was a Bahrain bom

subject. Borne notion will have to bo taken, for the
case hns attracted great attention, and oven the al ,
khalifa Shaikhs who seldom* interest themselves in the
affairs of Shiahs, have spokere* warmly about the
injustice done t) this man. As regards the question
of tio floggings, 3 do not oonsldor that wo oan move
usefully in the matter, slnoo what has boon done has baeJ
coon done, ana unless the matter is raised again in
ari acute form it may bo allowed to drop, The Nejd

I] authorities have their reply already prepared, and
that 1s that the men were flogged for having taken
away to Bahrain arms that were given them to pro toot
i thorn from the l/anaulr and other trioeo some six rnontho

ago, and Lt would bo difficult to disprove it.
j 8, There lo 3o..;0 evidence to show that Bln Baud
aofceu ohaikh Hamad some question about >ho passes on
his way through iahLrain, ana Shaikh lloamd denied all
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11 Knowledge of any having seen given. I am seeing
Shaikh Hamad at a truffle hunt tomorrow, and while
informing him of tho Amir's reply, I shall raise the
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question of tho paosoo and soe what ho has to say about
it.
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