"ملف 8/16 ملخص استخباراتي بشأن البحرين" [و‎‎٤‎١] (٢٠٦/٨١)

130.
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(jCho puarling soason is usually divided
into two parts by tbo nontti of Hanadan for wliich
the pearling fleet returns to Bahrain. This year
xt.-nadan will corno to an and on the 6th august, and
as thuro will bo four months bo two on that da to and the
oold weather during which pearling operations can be
undertaken no pearling is being carried out before
-Ramadan, j
131. RjuL-oSTlNij iJJD lj^«H.tw.>lN
^1^ Ibn Baud's stock is said to have
falien amongst the local ju-rabs who consider that he
has taken second place to that of King Abdullah of
Irans Jordan in helping the i*rabs of Palestine.
132. LOduL iKki/lhS
(i) Reference paragraph 89 (iii) of Intell
igence nummary No. 6.
The Bahrain Government have replied that
they have searched the house of i.li Somali and that
they have no definite information leading then to
suppose that he is recruiting labour. They understand
that the suggestion that i*li Somali was recruiting
labour for work in Dhahran originated with the Irani
interpreter of h.k.S."WhBN".
(ii) On the 14th a football match was played
at Dnahran, Saudi Arabia 9 between a Bahrain team and
a team composed of Italian and Sudanese employees of
uiuJiCO. The Bahrain team wore loading by 2 goals to
one when an altercation broke out between them and
the Italian referee, the latter holding that only
one player at a time could tabkle an opponent, as
a result of which the Bahrain foam walked off the
field and the match was abandoned. The proceeds from
tile match were donated to the Palestine <c*rabs.
(iii) On Friday the 28th there was a volley
ball tournament between teams of Indians, Pakistanis,
Persians and Bahrainis. It was won by the Pakistan
team.
(iy) lack of residential accommodation in
Bahrain still results in many suits for increase of
rents.
(v) Food Prices. The higher price of grain
in Saudi Arabia has resulted most unfortunately in an
outbreak of smuggling from Bahrain. Bakers have been
^Hi n S their quota-of grain and at the same time, with
the utmost effrontery, demanding an extra allotment on the
grounds that the previous one had been all sold as
bread. The Bahrain Government is considering preventative
measures.
(vji) .