'File 19/163 I (C 33) Bin Saud's relations with Shaikh of Bahrain. Nejdi Agent's activities in Bahrain' [‎128r] (262/412)

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to the nortehrn end of the Oasis.
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4. The Amir seent the afternoon with me and
1 d'iscussed the question of the Bahama fully. I told
him that the Kejdis in Bahrain had a privileged posi
tion, and mentioned that we expected good treatment
for all genuine Laharna in Qatif, and th^t we consider
ed it our duty to see that they had it. I.mentioned
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that we had to take up their case as far away as L'u-
hamuerah. e said that they considered Bahrain and
atif as one ( a remerk that one often hears, and s^one
which Shaikh Hamad himself is fond of using ) and
said that they gave even better treatment to Bahrana
that to to Qatifis.
5. directly I mentioned the case of Ahmed bin
Abbas he said that he had been imprisoned for smug
gling and said that his goods were still in the gus-
toms at Se^hat where he lived. When I mentioned that
we had heard that he had tr|on up my letter, he appear
ed genuinely horrified, and said that it would be im
possible for him to do such a thing. I said that I
had of course not believec it, and had merely mention
ed it so that he might know what had been said.
lie ap eared to mow nothing about the case of -ah-
sem bin l aii Ibrahim, and said that he would make in
quiries. He added that he Beared that illminded pe©-
pie had being trying to create trouble and that he
was very glad to have had the opportunity of discussing
the matter with me.
6. He then asked me what 1 considered should be
the rule regarding the liability of BahSana to Jihad.
Tr hy should they escape if other persons who did not ren
der military service had to pay. I said that apart
from Customs dues to which all persons were liable,
the usual practice was that travellers or persons visit
-ing a country for a short time to do business did not