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Reaction to the reforms, 1923 177

19/103 & 19/l6f3.
Tologram. R.
From Uooldont, Bunhiro.
To Foroign, 3imla.

No. 960.
Datod 2(Jt\\ Ootober 1923.

mourn.
Bahrain reformn .
political »gent telegraphs that; Shaikh Hamad
tollo him that strong oppooltion to reforms Id boing made by
3unni trlboo at wsbTs&rtt-r.is instigation of Ahmed hosari , Ahmod
bln Laho.i and "bdul Wahab Zayani who agifcate porolatently and
preach dloobodlonoo. They alno praotloo It having refused
to obey Shaikh'0 order to attend Majlis and oommltted other
flagrant aoto of dioobodtonoo. 31iaikh Hamad prayo that
Oovornmont will anoint him (1; by removing these three ogit-

atoro (2) by forbidding tribal heads from leaving Bahrain
out of contumacy and (3) by warning Bin Saud and Shaikftj of
'^a&or and Kuwait not to recolvo or to harbour ouoh persons .
Shaikh Hamad thinkn ouoh notion would definitely suppress
oppooltion to reforms .
political agent reports three agitators ment-
ioned aro notorious: thoy have collected to one lakh for pur-
poneo of agitation and reoiotance to reform>, of whioh good
grounds for believing ahmod contributed 10,000/- . He thinks

and I agree, that these mon should bo severely dealt with.
In regard to Shaikh's first re luest therefore,
if ^haikh Hamad arrests these mon would aovornment be pre­
pared to receive and detain the.n in India ? If no will
Government please telegraph instructions urgently no theft I
oan inform Shaikh Hamad who will certainly raise juestion dur-
ing my forthcoming visit to Bahrain on lot November, • In
reopect of (2) I might1, perhapo warn tribal Heads that Govern­
ment will view with disfavour any attempt on their part to
leavo Balxrain out 0f oontumaoy and that if they do they must
take oonoo iuonoes and oxpeot retaliatory measures from the
ruler