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In the name of Gocl the Merciful,
Postscript to letter No,13 dated 3rd Jcunad al
Auv/al 1349( i,o.25th September 1930,

May you live long,
Since a long time our subjects have been complain-
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ing about the treatment they receive in Bahrain and &extra
duties they are charged and also there was a question about
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nationality, The Qatif people who had! been living in Qatif
for over fifty, sixty and hundered years ago claimed to be
Bahrain subjects. We could see no reason for this except the
object of creating trouble. Your Highness, may you live Ion*
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knows that we never neglected our claims over many things,
but we did not wish to create /{^rouble between us and
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Bahrain on any subject and our desire that the interests of
both be the same (safe guarded) and that our subjects should j
be at peace. But the peace our subjects could not be had|
We therefore thought to send Your Highness this(letter) so
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that you may think over this matter and consider the questio
of our subjects and the duties taken from them^as also on
the goods that come to Bahrain and the affairs of our
subjects. Should Your Highness desire an agreement of these
matters we are ready, Whenever/you ask, to send you our
representative to discuss with you the matters which are
beneficial to all, so that we and our subjects know the way
we should follow.
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We are afraid you would say the na tter is not in
your hand. This is a matter for you, but you may know that./
we are going to claim this from any of our friends ;whether
it be Your Highness or any other one until matters are
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settled in a satisfactory manner, which keepft^our souls at--:
rest and prevents further aggression against our subjects.

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