'File 19/165 II (C 20) Bahrain Reforms' [‎85r] (190/494)

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a public afAir,Major Daly handed over to foreigners who are hateful
to the people. a s regards your sayingnhe Reforms will certainly be
carried out 1 we do not accept this & will not accept it do not think
if you knew the truth you would insist on it.Wo will strive for our
honour & our country & religion in every permissable way. should how
ever the fire of compulsion descend upon us,will we le^ve our country?
Yes,indeed we willl We will leave & cross over to other countries
thousands will leave in a few days so that they need not see a person
who follows his own wishes like Ma^or Daly. Indeed this is a sorrow
ful result & msny of the arab sections are of this opinion,but what
can be done/ if the 3hara' is stopped the Governmnet overthrown the
honour besmirched & the voice is not heard?. Such reforms it is said
Bahrain is in need ofI Yes ,there were certain faults in the Govern
ment,but the public was trying to reform them the Governme t was
prepared to accept reforms & the proof of that is the countless petit-
Ions sent to £>haik ^asa one after the other,but the Consul himself jbci
frustrated them & everybody knows that for t h past two years people
demand a parliament & Shaik Ease agreed who opppsed it? Oh Honourable
G olonel,the ^haiahs in Bahrain ere few,but the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. clerks write
petitions for them praising Daly & they write out-of fear <5; others
for personal gain. Is this reforms, .Tistice or order ? orders are
written in i>haik aamad's name,He admits that he is compelled by Major
■^aly to do such things. We take advantage of this opportunity to send
ou the decisions of the conference which sat at Bahrain on 15th Rabi
A 1 A awal,which we enclose herewith.
Signed by 12 otmni Yearling Makhudas.