ملف ١٩٢٢/٥٢٢، جزء ٣ "البحرين: المطالبة الفارسية بالسيادة عليها" [و‎‎٢‎٦‎٦] (١٢٩١/٥٣٦)

I had however pointed out to the Shaikhs the
' ~~ ^ 1 position oi Bahrain, exposed as it
•- ^ a ■ ■ " -ion U'.iQi tion, and Shaikh Isa ex-ores
, exposed as it was
sa expressed
Tne question of the words "under the protection
the Persian Government was the subject of conversation
with Shaikh Hamad and his brother, Shaikh Abdalla. They
were i.io st anxious to include this wording in the dro,ft to
be cadressed to us and must have opened the subject with
Shaikh Isa:
cind it is, think, certain that the wording
"to dexend Bahrain iron outside interference" is the
compromise between them*
In accordance with your instructions I did not
press the matter and the document seems satisfactory.
If,any cnange is required in the wording I can obtain it
Shaikh Isa, so his sons inform me, admitted that
lie is too old now to take part in the government of the
country, but he. is still as anxious as' ever about the
maintenance of his internal independence.
It is interesting to note, however, that his sons,
Shaikh Hamad, the de facto ruler, Shaikh Abdalla, the
youngest son, and also Shaikh Salman, the eldest son of
Shaikh Hamad, v/ere anxious in their own interests to admit
oo the full the protection of Great Britain.
This in Shaikh Hamad is understandable as his
great effort is to make us responsible for him for more
important questions, and especially for answers either
to his tribes or to foreign rulers, like Ibn Saud, which
he may find it difficult to give, but it is satisfactory
the t the more important members of the Khalifah family
should now realise the necessity in their own interests