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Great Britain: policy 425

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This movement against our Government derives its strength
from tne gonoral boiler tnat it 13 supported by Britain and tno British
Authorities in Bahrain nave at no time made it clearly known to the
public that tno movement doos not have their support. Recent events m
Bahrain indicate tno truth of this belief and a largo proportion of
tne people are afraid to show their disapproval of the actions of
the Committee because they believe that thoy will incur the disapproval
of the British Authorities. On more than one occasion, v/c have been
told to cancel decisions which we have made for the benefit of our
Country because such decisions may not be pleasing to tne Committee of
National Union.
Is it tho wisn of tho British Government that v/e should
allow the Committee to take over our authority?
The members of tno Committee of National Union are always
m communication with tne British Authorities in Bahrain and aro fully
informed of all that takes place between us and the British Authoritles-
oometimes the British Government policy regarding local anairs is made
known to tfce Committee before it is made known 00 us.
This is not the manner 111 which tne British conducted
their a1fairs in Bahrain m the past. Ix tne British policy has now
become against us, we shall find ourselves compelled to look for support
from another source, V/c understand that we can find such support from
otner sources.
As Y.E. is aware, wo have been at all times willing to
receive advice and guidance from the representatives of the British
Government in Bahrain and we give such advice our earnost consideration
but recently it has appeared to us that the advice and guidance has
only one object- that v/c should do all that is pleasing to the Committee
of National Union whether it is to the advantage of our Country or not.
The administration of our Government is not m any way a
secret and is known to all. On frequent occasions, nigh visiting
British officials have told us that v/e manage the aifairs of our Country
m a satisfactory manner yet, occnuso tho Committee of National Union
has issued untrue statements about our administration, the British
representatives in Bahrain uelieve them, for example, because tho
Committee of National Union said that our Adviser has too much authority,
the British representatives informed us that v/e should make other
arrangement8. Our Government has become wider m recent years due to
progress and modernisation and v/o nave appointed many Arab und British
officials who are wholly responsible for administering their departments
v/ithin the policy laid down by us for the welfare of the Country. The
position of our Adviser differs from that of General Glubb and it is
not our intention to dispense with his services.
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