'ملف رقم 19/165 III (C 24) الإصلاحات في البحرين' [و‎‎٥] (٤٢٦/٢٤)

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In the ^igh Court of Judicature Berabpy.
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In ths matter of an applicntien under sectien 491 ©f th
Orirainal Procedure Cede,
and
In the matter of 3haik Abdul Wahab Zayani
ihaik Abdul Wahsb Zayani Petitioner.
'fhe humble petition of ihaik Abdul Wahab Zayani
of Bahrain,Arab,now detained under police surveill-
in Bombay. ance
Sheweth
I. That your petitioner is e resident of Bahrainin the Persian
lxulf,8 subject of the Independent Arab rtuler ohaik niasa bin Ali
al iChalifeh and is of the ago of 67 yenrs.
2. ifour petitioner belongs to a very ancient and highly respectable
family of Bahrain and is a pearl march? nt. as a spiritual' L op dor
of an Arab tribe,your piftitioner is esteeemed and respected and
occupies a high position in the tribe.
3. About 3 years ago,your petitioner came to Bombay at a time when
there was considerable excitement and discontent among the
people of Bahrain in consequence of certain high handed acts of
the Britsih Consul.The complaints of the leading and respectable
inhabitants were disregarded and the Consul 4 Consul General
forced 3haik ^asa to abdicate and installed his eldest son on the
Uadi against the remonstrances of the Kulor and to thn great dis
satisfaction of his people who resented this interference of the
British Officials in the internal administration of a free and
independent otate in the Persian Gulf.
4. On your petitioners return to Bahrain about the month of juno
1923,the people appealed to him for the help and advice and they
were so incensed that they seriously contemplated migrating from
Bahrain in a body if their Just grievances were not redressed,
xour petitioner advised them to submit to the consul-General a
respectful petition detfiling their grievances and praying for
redress.ii petition to which your petitioner was a signatory,was
accordingly presented but which evoked no response though it was
signed by leading and ZK3|atnx±k±K: prominent people with large
stake in the welfare and orderly rule of Bahrain.
5, another petition