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General.
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Conversations with representatives _o_f

Snoudia Arabia. 4th March to 7th April 1335.
During the month of March a deputation froia the
government of Saoudin-Arabia visited Bahrain in
order to discuss various ratters re la tine; to

trade and customs. Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa and
Shaikh Suliaan bin Hamad represented the government
of Bahrain and Shaikh Khalid Abu alY/ilaid, Shaikh
Hanad alSulaiman and Haj Mohomsd alAjaji were

the representatives of Saoudia-Arabia. The con-
versations v.hich lasted over four weeks were con­
ducted in a friendly spirit and resulted in an
element which was satisfactory to both parties

although the concessions which -era zade were
entire lv on the part of the Bahrain government.
The Bahrain agreement will not come into force
until it has been officially accepted by the
government of Saoudia-Arabia. This is the first

time that the Bahrain &overnment has held direct
conversations with representatives of a foreign
country and although the negotiations were arranged

by the British government the actual conversations
took place directly between the representatives
of the two countries.
The Viceroy's visit. in May 1934, the Viceroy,
Lord Hillingdon, visited Bahrain on his way from

India to England by Air. A ce re ion i al ^ re cept ion
was arranged on th: Muharraq aerodrome, which was
attended by the leading notables and members of the
British and American communities. His Excellency
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Shaikh Hamad presented the Viceroy with a sword in
a golden scabbard. The State Police provided a
guard of honour, unfortunately one of the nen was

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