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The Ruling Family 405

(KA 1947/6) CONFIDENTIAL
FOREION OFFICE, S.W. 1 •
Hoy 0, 1958*

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In my lottor No* EA 19l|3/2 of Fobruury 11 I wrote ubout
the proposed viult of tlio Ruler of Bahrain to London uu tho
uffloJLul gueot of Hor Majaoty’u Government, Since then you will
huvo ooon oopioo of subooquont correspondence with Bahrain and
with No, 10, Downing Stroot, In the courao of which it. wan agreed
that if tho Hulor of Buhruin did not \/ioh to corno here thie yeur,
hie oldout Bon, Shaikh 'Ioa, v/ho hao now bo:-n nominated uo hio
holr-appurcnt, uhould be invited to coino in hio futher’a place.
As was oxpootud the Ruler of Bahrain proved reluctant to
loavo for Europe during the summer, and ucting on hio Jnotructiono,
therefore, tho Political Ronldent invited *laa, who has ugroed to
como«
The Ruler loft It to ub to ouggost datoa for Shaikh Ioa'a
viBit, but the Political Rosidont mentioned that of the poouible I
pcrlodo when ho could be received by Tho Quoon mid-July would
probably bo tho moot convenient. After consultation with the
1‘rivuto Office hero and in your absunco with Mlou Thompaon of tho
Government Hoapitality Fund wo decided that the incut uuituble
oacualon for Shaikh *180 to be received by The Quoon would be at
the Palace Gordon Purty on Thursday, July 17, and tliut uuitablo
dutos for tho viult would bo from Monday July 14 to Friday July M
The Bahruin Petroleum Company may auk 1Ioa to utay on thereafter
for a bit uo Ihoir gueot.
We have now heard from Bnhruin that the no dateo are
acceptable and that Shaikh ’Ioa will probably bo accompanied by
hio brother, Shaikh Khalifa, and a young merchant, Abdullah lCunoo,
If you aoo no objection, therefore, v;o nhould bo grutoful if you
would book accommodation accordingly.
As liioberly mentioned to you on the telephone] v/c hope to
urrungo for a member of tho ataff of the Political Agency at
Bahrain, who lo at present on leave, to act r.n conducting officer
throughout tr»e vloit. to Shaikh ’lea.
You will alao havo ooon from correspondence copied to you that
fc.-e Prime Minister huo agreed that wo should Invito the Ruler of
Sliarjuh to upend a few dayo as the gucot of Hor Majeoty'o
Govornmcnt when ho comoo here for u p7*ivnto visit after viulting
Tohrun In Juno. Wo have not yet heard definitely about his movomonto
but I will got in touch with you again an oo ;n no v;e know when ho
jo likely to ho hero.

Brlgiwiior G.A.rj. Macnub, G.B., O.M.G.,
Oovcrnmont Hoapitality Fund, (0. ?.!, H. Rlchoo)

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