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No.567-8 of 1923'.
British Residency and Consulate-General,
Bushire, 9th October 1923.
From
The Hon'ble Lieut-Col. 3.G,Knox, C.S.I., C.I.E.,
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
To
The Foreign Secretary to the Government oX India
in the Foreign and Political Department, Simla.

Relations between Sunnis and Shiahs
at Bahrain.

Sir,
In compliance with letter No,480-X, dated 13th
September 1923 on the subject oX the relations between
Sunni6 and Shiah6 at Bahrain, I have the honour to forward
copy oX confidential letter No,132/I/II.C. from the
Political Agent, Bahrain, to my address showing the further
developments of the inquiry in regard to this affair.
I must .confess to some 6light disappointment that the
Political Agent, Bahrain, and Shaikh Hamad have so far
failed in their efforts to convene a suitable Majlis to

deal with the matter and, though fully conscious of the
local difficulties, I still incline to the belief that
taking headmen of the villages round into consultation
would have a salutary effect in creating a sonee of
collective responsibility. Considering the strenuous and

satisfactory action reported by the Political Agent,
Bahrain, in his No. 123/C dated 2bth September 1923, in a
kindred and more recent caee, I should have thought that
it should have been a comparatively easy matter to convene
a Majli6 which could be brought to the view that Budaiyeh
was responsible and must pay by blood money unle66 it could
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I should have thought that Shaikh Hamad, backed by
the