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The Agency,
(ldentlal (
Bah/rain
CUSHlBf MS'OINa
17/10/23 in 1 . -?47
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•°'rom, OOKf MtftllA. HULfiUi' "
The Political Agent,
Bahrain.
To Tho Hon*bio the Political Resident
Bushire.

Ifatrlguoa In Bahrain«•
dir,
In continuation of my No 127/c of 4/10/2}. Various people aro
reported to be still canvassing signatures to the petition
mentioned.I'hoso who have so far signed are said to inolude the
follow!ng-
1. ounni Yearling Nakhudas.who woro annoyed at tho rocent punishmen
of one of their number for illegally imprisoning a divei^d who
above all;fear that the Reforms will inolude registration & a

tax on pearling boats & reform of the Sallfoh court which is
now virtually non existent.
2. The i*owasir,who aro of oourso disgruntled at being punished for

their attaoks on ghAahs .They are reported,though it is
impossible to roly on reports,all Borts of rumours being current!
to have asked Bin Baud to grant them land & a village between |
^assa & Qatif.He is said to have refused but to have offred to |
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let them settle at Qatif.whloh they are not willing to aooapt.
"hmad Ai i)owaari has certainly just boon on a visit to Qatif.A
nas lately been having severul meetings with the Qosaibis.
3. ^ne or two of the younger members of Al Khalifeh,inol .ding a son
of ^haik Abdulla,who accompanied him on his visit to England &
considers himself a great politioian.Abdulla oannot oontrol him,
4'-. I'hey nre encouraged by Yusuf i'okroo & Yusuf kanoo,though it is
unlikely eithor of them will sign the petition.They have both
beon considerably affooted by tho roform of the customs.
5»,<che petition is q£)ad to have been oompooed by Abdul Wahab iiaiyani.
This individual was one of the ringleaders in opposition to Shaik
uaaad at tho ti*o that jassiM Al Ohlrawi was doportod.Ho then