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P ol itleal Baaidant, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
M thotft who for sm* meuth* am b«oa AfltatlAC far kilt
ra«ef¥«l* Tfaa Galich'« uttituda of lAiaaaa £* iie la partly 4m
to hla oaaassloA ovar jUiteroh. Ha eoAaldora that aothlaf alto
Mttara *otf at a roault la dlalaallaad to taka any atraac actlaa
ag a loot ilia paraana priaarlly roapaaalklo for tho roeeat dlatork*
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7. Bahrain la eanpoood of bataraaonoaita aiananta which ora
umllfeoly to caalaaco and though laalatad incldontt agalaat
anarleant nay occur X eeatldor aaythlAf in the nature of an
ortaoltod attach on the Refinery or the can? at Avail inprahahla,
aIio *1 taction la however aaneehat dlaturblng and hr* Butte 11
hrown f tho honacer of the Bahrain Retro lean Canpany and hr.
Hander eon | the Anarlcan Canaul at l^hahran are naturally ana lout,
the latter recently called on no and nantlonad that plana vara
being nade for the evacuation of all Anar leant fro* Bahrain to
i&ahran should necessity arise. Tho naln cause for anxiety la
that there la ordinarily no fore# avallahla for the defence cf
the refinery or Avail. The Bahrain police ere only 300 strong
ere locally recruited and not In all raapaeta reliable and In any
case In the event cf any large scale disturbances would have
their hands full in Manana. lhan trouble occurs in the Gulf
we nornally turn to the Bevy. At present however there la only
one sloop In tho Gulf and that la often away fro* Bahrain.
I would request therefore that If possible arrangements should
bo nado that In future there will be sever loss than two ships
of the hovel Bevy la the Gulf and that few the present one of
those will alwyae bo available at short notice to render assist*
once at Bahrain should necessity arise. 1 understand that tho
sloop at present In tho Gulf f tho M.it.S."ire a”, could in the
case of emergency put ashore a landing party 100 strong and *y
view la that if a force of this strength could bo nado available
at the refinery or at Avail at short notice It should be
sufficient to cope with any onorgenoy likely to or loo. X pro*
peso to dlaeuaa the situation with the Senior Koval Officer 9
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , who la expected in Bahrain during the next few dors
and with tho Con*ander*ln*Chiof f Seat Indies, who la paying ua
a visit next eonth.
S. It la pleasant to tura fro* Bahrain to Kuwait whore tho
Shaikh although he has his faults la at any rate a strong nan
and in close touch with his people. Ko strike or demonstration
of any kind occurred In Kuwait end Sheikh aimed hoe assured tho
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. that not a single Kuwaiti will leave for Palestine
In the circueslances 1 on not asking the Political Agont ta add*
rasa the Shaikh fernally on tho llnee proposed In your telegran
under reference.
i. There have been no reactions In ijfcatar or on tho Truolal
Coast to tho G.K.G. decision regarding Palostine beyond a sermon
in a Mosque. Those snail Shalkhdons are remote end backward and
the population of such towns as exist is largely non*Arab. Much
the sane applies to Muscat territory where there la nothing that s
eon bo described as an Arab town. X an not therefore aakini tho
Political agents concerned to make any representations for tho
present to tho trueial Coast Shaikhs or Hlo Highness the Sultan.
10. X an sending capias of this letter and Its enclosures to
Hla Majesty*a Ambassador at Baghdad, the Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and tho British Middle Kaat Office, Cairo.
.1 have tho honour to bo
Sir,
Tour neat obedient servant.
Sd/* V.B. Bay.