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torrltorx b sliall bo lnkoononbion of valid doounents
of nationality, but It Xu not, 1 uubctlt, open to
any govormaont suddenly to pronulgute a lav to the
effoot that any ono who at tho tine of tlio publloo-
tlon of tho law lo not In ponnonHlon of valid do out
Bientit automatically booonoe a uubjcot of tho att&te

in vhlah ho In resident. Hoaoonable notice xauot bo
givon to foreigners to provido thoumelvoo tilth tho
requisite dooumento and especially no In u country
pouucuoing such primitive administrative arrange­
ment e ao Uujd.
0. further, ao Btatod in ray despatch ho. 40-G,
dated the 14th .Vebruary 1930, to the Government of

Indiu, of viliiqJi a copy wan forwarded to Your hard­
ship under cover of wy despatch ho* 4 of the nuioo
duto. Bin Gaud mentioned the matter of thee* Bahama
to me when tie toot, and uppeurod quite uutlufled with
iay explanation that 1 had no Intention to lntorvone
on behalf of uo-called Bull amu In tenoral, who luid bet
uottled in iluou for a long time, but only on behulf

of portions of undiuyutod huuruln nationality, X fool
loath to believe; therefore tliut if tho ouae of these
individuals lu brought to hlo notice again he will
not lnuuu ou it able lnutruotlonn to the Awir of ^atif.
G. I would therefore uuggeut, if llio hujosty'o
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Government see no objection, that JUo mge sty's
Cluirge d* Affair eo at Jeddah be Inn true ted to
bring tho faots to the notice of the Wejd Government

with u view to ensuring good treatment by tlie llaoa
authorities to Bulirain oubjooto holding oortlfioato#
of identity looued by tho lialiraln Govornncnt and ti*
recognition of these oortifioates.
7. If thlo propanol in approved I would oug-

geot tliat the iiejd Government uhouid bo informed that
in