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in December loot a nuntar of pernona looolly Joiovn
as Bahama and claiming Bait rain nationality profoeded
from qatif to Bahrain alleging oppreuelon at the
lmnde of tho Ho Jd author It loo* Bo for« proceeding
to lnveatigato tholr oliogod grievonooii the Political
Agont ut haliroin, under Inn truotiona from the

ttolltical Ruoldunt, calInd on thou to «ubotautlate
their claim to Bahrain nationality, It nau found
that In tho largo majority of uaueo vlvcoo individual a
had boon oottlcd In Haua for oonuldcrublc period i»
and hud, to ull lntanto ana purpouea, iinvored their
connection tilth Baliruin, and they were informed tiiut
they could no longer be regarded ao Buhruiu uubjocto.
A limited number however were find io put ubly Bahrain

uubjecta by birth and liad maintained their connection
\»itil Ikiiriruin and hod only proceeded to iiuuq recently
or for temporary pur poneu uno they wore accordingly
given oarllx'lcutou of identity no jiaiiruin uubjecto.
lllo Jiajcuty liing bin baud mentioned the natter to tho
•’oil t leal Hnaldcnt at their Meeting in January and
tho latter informed Hie Hujeuty tlmt certificate©
would only be iuuuec. after full invoi*tigutlon and to

ponsonu of ttiulinputable uttnruin nationality, and hie
Jiajcuty Boomed qultu ontldfiod with tliAo reply.
The nolltioal Absent at Biu.ruin liun houaver now report*
r
ed that a certificate of ldontlty hub luuucd to one
Aimed bln Abbuo Durasil who wuo of Uiulluputuble
Bahrain nationality but thlo certificate luio boon
taken from him and lie Jam been lapi'liionod* on

touting u reference to tho Amir of qatif the Political
Agent luiu received a reply to tlio effect that Aluaod
bln Abbau in a lieJU uubjeut and that tho Amir Ixaa
no authority to give him any information about him*
S'urthnr, x-e porta have reached the •,oiit*eol Agent
that other peraonn to whom jktuoen wore given have
had