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SECRET.
NO. iZ' S Of 1022.
liritlBh Hoaldenoy and Conotaato^onoral,
imsMro f nth Jonuapy 19K2.
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To
Tho Hon*ble Llout-Col. A.P.Trevor, C.S.I.,C.I,T
Political Roaldont in the Porelon Gulf.
The Hon'ble jrr, d . de S .Bray, C.I .E .,C,B.F .,I .C .g. t
Poreifjn seorotury to the Oovemnont of India,
forolRn and Political Domrtnont,
D K t H I.
Tyrtinjiy or the Sheikh of l)ahx*aln and his fosnllv ovor
iJahraln mib jocta.
slr f .
in ny lottor Jo# 405-3 dntod SOth D©o«^rn , hor I ronarlrod that
I had boon Intending recently to renort the state of nttnlrm
at Bahrain to tho rovomnent of India but had been prevented
• by the inlstor'a vlait an<\ prooa of nork# I had In point of
fact intended to aubr ^lt a reT >ort on reooipt of a report from
the Political Agent Bahrain at the end of ^ovenber 1091, aijd
bo on
«ehould hnve done so on ny return fror tour If I had not/fore
stalled by the petition fron the Dtihrainis on ^he Slot Doc^ber»
2* 1 now have tho honour to forward extracts from "ajor Daly f a
w oto on the poiitioiil situation In Bahrain* for tho inform ation
C: t.ho Govern: tent of India* As'the note ^ees into oonoirior ble
detail I h^ve Ofnittod two portions which are not of jf^roat
inportanoe# lie first part omitted gives two instances showlnr
how inpossiblo it is for rtheiWh Hamad to carry on without
fricMon, and the second nlves details o^ the unnatisf ?ot^ry
position in regard to pearling cases which aro not properly
settled by tho Gal if ah Court • There is no doubt that grave
abuses have ari a mn aid that very often divers c;innot obtain
Justice fron their ? akhudas, who are not obliged to Iceep
account a, and who are unduly favoured by the f5hoi??h. ^hls j
matter can however wait c»nd can bo dealt 1th separately*
I think "'ajor Daly f s note shows clearly that a hlrhly .