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complain that they are in financial straits. The oulk of
/
these camols, of which there must oe at least 1000 in tho
island of Manameh alone, are never used except on one
occasion annually, when it has oeon custom of Bhaik EaBa to
ride from Manameh to Rufa on camels, accompanied Dy all his
family and followers.
ahaik Hamad is at present ill, out I will take the
first opportunity of urging on him the necessity lor early
action , and will further report his attitude and the steps
he proposes to take, if any.
1 have,etc.,
6d/- O.K.Daly, Major I.A.
Political Agent, Bahrain.

fldential.
N0.568-S of 1923.
British Residency and Consulate-General,
Bushire, 9th Octooer 1923.
From
The non'Dle Lieut.Col. S.G.Knox , C.S.I., C.I.E.,
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
To
The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India
in the Foreign and Political Department, Simla.
Local intrigues in Bahrain.

Sir,
i have the honour to forward herewith for the informa­
tion of Government two letters Nos. 126/C and 127/C dated 4th
Octooer 1923 from the Political Agent, Bahrain, regarding
local intrigues in the islands. 1 do not regard these
and
intrigues as importantthey are interesting merely as
showing that the reforms are cringing forth the fruits that
might have seen expected from them, in this connection I
may