مجموعة ٥٢/٣٠(١) "الخليج الفارسي، يوميات: أخبار البحرين والملخصات الاستخباراتية عنها" [و‎‎١‎٨‎٦] (١٠٧٧/٣٧٣)

laws of 'j&tar while they remaiuea In the 3tate end that in
the event of their deairing to leave tne Gtate of a tar they
were in full liberty to do so*
there wee considerable etieitessnt in Bali «in ai
the ing tforaiiy during tlie fixat few days of July while
exaggerated rum > rs were coming from the latar Penineula.
there was no indication tliat it was liiceXy tliat there would
be any d monstration by the inha itents of Bahrain in favour
of the Maim and in actuality no such demonstrrtion did take
place*
About the 6th of July the ihailch of Bahrain determined
to withdraw the pearling dhows from the pearling banks in
ease there should occur any incident between his dhows and
those belonging o the hhaikh of jatar* He was inferaed that
there was no objection to this course of action and the dhows
returned to Bahrain* fhe advent of such a large number of
individuals without work might possibly liave resulted in a
pro-Haim demonstration but in fact no such de ons trail on took
place* As soon as it become clear tl*at affairs on the meinl
iiad quietened d\ni f live pearling fleet once more returned to
the pearling banks* This was about the 9th or 10th of July *
Xn the early days of the month before it was known
what the situation in ubarah would be a few families t
prinel ally of the ft* Khwara tribe, took refuge In the Island
and were auitrbly fed ana ae<:ommo< ated by > i8 Highness the
Shaikh. The Jhai: h as ed for 0 written permission to allow
the Haim to come to Bahrain if they so desired which was
granted, but the Haim did wot appear to desire to leave a tar
where they had sufficient grazing for their flocks which
probably they would not have been able to obtain in Bahrain*
Shaikh dasiUd bin Ivoiiamfitad of the uaiw interviewed
the Political Agent on tlie 13th of July ana statad generally
as S' me recoraeu above* u ap-«uu*fe=: t> t the • of
jatar did not intend to dinarm the f aim but only took a total
of 90 rifles from the tribe. The Haim are not livl g in the
;aibare