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curr.ont to havo askod Bin Saud to1 grant than land and a
village between Hassa and Qatif. Ho io said to havo rofusod
but to havo offered to lot them sottlo at Qatif, which they
aro not willing to accopt. Ahmad Al Dowoari has certainly
just boon on a visit to Qatif and has lately been having
sovoral meetings with tho Gosaibis.
3. One or two of tho youugor members of Al Khalifoh, including
a servant of Shaik Abdulla, who accompanied him on his visit
to England and considers himself a groat politician. Abdulla
cannot control him.
4. Tliey are encouragod by Yusuf Fakroo and Yusuf Kanoo, thou$i
it is unlikely either of them will sign the petition. They
have both been considerably affected by the reform of the
customs.
5. The petition is said to havo been composed by Abdul i7ahab
Zaiyani. This individual was one of the ringleaders in
opposition to Shaikh Hamad at tho time that Jas^im Al Chirawi

was deported. He then left Bahrain of his own accord, it is
said ho was fri,'.£tened by Yusuf Kanoo, for reasons of his own*
He went to Bombay where he remained for about two years and
returned quite recently after the return of Jasim Chirawi*
Some years ago he made himself very unpopular with the Shoiks
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by trying to get up a sort of / . '
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to consist of Sunni Arabs - only Nationalist to resent all
foreign interference. His patriotism does not however extend
to using his influence to ameliorate the condition of his
country, but ho is always ’against tho Governmont' whatever
form it may take ia. He is very bitterly opposed to Persians
and t all ohaial.
It is said that it 7/as the intention of the petitioners to
sond tho petition to you with a deputation, but rumours have since
got about that Bin Baud will come here (this must have been talked
about by the $ua Qosaibis who probably havo news of tho proposed
conferonco from Bin Saud) and that thoy will get him to presont
it on their behalf. Uoanwhile I learn that the Baharineh are
getting