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ia Bahrain, whom he informed that vessels not complying with the
proposed formalities in Bahrain would be repelled afterwards frorj
Persian ports. On a protest made by the British Minister at Tehran
the Grand Vazir of Persia expressed his astonishment and regret at the
incident and declared, as did also the Minister of Customs, that the
proceedings of the Director were altogether unauthorised.
American interests in Bahrain, 1895-1904.
During the decade now in question a station belonging to the Arabian
Mission of the Dutch Reformed Church, which had come into existence in
Bahrain as early as 1893, began to attract attention. In February 1899
Mr. Zwemer, author of " Arabia, the Cradle of Islam ^ and head of the
mission, sought the aid of Colonel Meade, the British Political Resident,
in purchasing a building site but the Government of India did not
consider that British assistance could with propriety be given him, and
Mr. Zw emer renounced for the time the idea of obtaining land by pur
chase. Subsequently complaints were made by the Shaikh and other
inhabitants of Bahrain of attacks by Mr. Zwemer and his Scripture readers
upon the Muhammadan religion, and the Government of India were
anxious that steps should be taken by Her Majesty's Government to bring
about the recall of the missionaries, whom they considered to be exposed
to some risk of personal violence. A communication was accordingly made
by the Foieign Office to the United States^ Embassy in London, result
ing m an injunction addressed by the Board of American Missions to
Mr. Zwemer in which he was urged to exercise the utmost caution
compatible with the performance of his duties ; and, after the proceedings
of the missionaries had lost their novelty, no further complaints regard
ing them were received from Bahrain. In April 1901 Mr. Zwemer
asked the British Resident whether there was any agreement between
the British Government and the Shaikh of Bahrain which would
debar the latter from selling property, or allowing property to be sold, to
e Arabian Mission in Bahrain for the establishment of a hospital, and
Colonel Kemball replied that he was not aware of any such obstacle.
e ovemment of India were inclined to consider that the Resident's
reply was inconsistent with the Exclusive Agreement of 1892; but it
was eventually ruled by His Majesty's Government that in the case
m question, where no suspicion of a transfer of sovereignty or