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Reaction to the reforms, 1923 175

iv/yjj & 17/165.

Tologx'am R.
From Daly # Halirnln.
TO Rooidont , Bunhiro.
No. 156 •
Datod and roooivod ?nth Ootobor
PRIORITY . 4
Your tologram No. ^47.
Meaoago road m Modjliao .
Hamad muoh relieved . Ho oald reform oo-oper~
ation(?) reforma but that bo ia oppoaed by intriguoa of 3unni
trihoa and bego II.M.Govt. to aoaiot him by (1) removal*fran
Bahrain of slimed Donat± , Aianod bin Lohoj and iVbdul V.'ahab
Zeiyani who agitated and poroiotontly preached dioobedienoe.
(2) H-M.Oovt. to forbid tribal Hondo leaving Bahrain out of
oentumaoy and warn ^atar and Kuwait ana Bin Saud not to frxr-
bour them. Hamad nald that (?j nuch action would defin-*
itely ouppreoo oppooition to refonno . Re iueoto due to

rofuoal of tribal hoadn to oboy Hamad'o order to attend
Med.jlloo and other flagrant dioobodience.
Newo now received tlv*t Aimed Donari with
following and family loft for atif Coaot to a piaoe offered
by Bin Saud . Thin will inevitably involve Bahrain with
Bin Saud . Their dlvorn uro all horo and they will endeavour
touje the Bahrain pearl bunk , affording Bin Saud opportunity
he han lon^ ochomod for. Bin Saud bollovod intriguing with
triboo , offering termo he will b®©ok later to attraot them
and eotablioh pearl trade. Wo nhould have precedent with
Bin Savd viz. Shammar refuf;o°° in Irai whooe roturn to him wO

have approved in prinoiple. He forbido hio oubjeoto leafing
hio territory with familieo . It oeomo unfriendly aot to
givo aoylum to nooarl without conoulting Bahrain or H.M.Qdvt.
Agitatoro mentioned are notorioun . They have oolleoted
lakh for agitation of which thore are otrong indioationa that
abdulla gave lb 10,000/- • agitation won planned in May
(to) take plave after diving.
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