'ملف رقم 19/163 I (C 33) العلاقات بين ابن سعود وشيخ البحرين' أنشطة المبعوث النجدي في البحرين' [و‎‎١‎٨‎١] (٤١٢/٣٦٨)

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The Secretary to the Hon 1 ble the Political Resident,
in the Persian Gulf, 3 shire.
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Please ref^r to your i eMorandiun
the 13th I'nrch 1931.
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2. I ould he glad if you would inform the Hon*ble
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the Politi of 1 le-icent tliat I have he^rc^no recent co.npTc.ints
of the illtreatment of Bahama ( or rather lahrainis ) by
the ' ejd authorities, ' rid it is clear that Bin Saud has rea
lised that it is better to keep the cow alive and mlk it
r-^t" er than kill it by harsh treatment.
3. There appears little doubt, however, that these
unfortun' te people, particularly the Bahama or older settler
who are now considered as Pejd subjects, are gradually being
dispossessed of their lands and that these are being bought
up by Sunni capitalists, notably the ubiquitous ^usaibis.
It is impossible for us to intervene in such a matter, nor
is it now expected of us, public opinion being amply satisfie
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with the return of Ahmed bin Aboas to his relatives,last year
for which II. P. Government received the credit.
4. ovt 1 '- - t Kedjaz Govern ient no Ion jer fear-
that we are attempting to ar ert control over the Bahama
the whole ^itu;-tion is e sier, and genuine Bahrainis are not
interfered with and th^ir nationality papers are respected.
5. I fully agree with the view expressed in para 3
of Sir Andrew Hy- n's despatch I'o. 60 dated the loth of 'eb-
ru.ry, namely that it is better not to take the matter up
diplom.tic; lly so long as a local modus vivendi can be arrang
edanr there is no doubt that the moment an attempt was made