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Regional relations, 1927 377

Ho. GO-G. of 1027«
Brltiuh Heuidonoy and Conauluto-Oanoral,
Buohiro, 27 th, Jiaroh 1027.

From
The Hon'ble Liout-Colonol L.B.K. Haworth,
Political Hooldont In tho Poroian Gulf.
To
Tho Foreign Soorotury to tho Government of India
in tho Foreign and Politioal Department, How Delhi.

BAHHAIH KKF0RH3.

Sir,
I have tho honour to etuto thut on my reoont vioit t<
Bahrain I found’thingo oonaidcrably improved, Shaikh Iuu
wao on battor tarmo with hiu oon Hamad, who hao a oonuidcrable
reopoot for hio father and huu u groat deulro to otund woll

with him.
Ohaildi Ioa now drawu hio penuion - indeed he io
asking for moro. Ho oallod on mo, and inatoud of maintulni:
a taolturn aloofnooa, talked frooly, and on zay roturn call
volunteored information of hio own aooord. He hau otoadllj
improved in hio relatlono with tho Political Agent.
On my firot vioit to Duhruin in the boginning of
February I found thlnfeo had already improved, but a poeulble
oauoo of trouble exloting in the bad rclationo between Ghulkh
Hamad and tho Ohia Qasci, Shaikh Khallaf.
I oxplulnod to the latter that it wuo obvlouo ho
could not oontinuo in the pluoo if ho and tho do faoto Shaikh
of tho Iulando wore at loggerheudo, and later both ho und Shul
Hamad Btatod that ao far ao they wore concerned they were on 1
boot of torma, Shaikh Hamad pretending that the only oauoo of

trouble was tho dioliko of the Shiao for their l^ari, who wuo
dlshonoBt.

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