File 4673/1919 Pt 1 ‘Persian Gulf:- Visit to England of the son of the Sheikh of Bahrein + party. General arrangements + proceedings. Incidence of cost.’ [‎99r] (175/494)

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two • chieftains, a son of Bheiidi Isa-of Bahrein and a son
ox the j&mlT ox I;e3d # a larger number of guests actually
arrived in this oounury. As Their -Lordships are a?/are t
the yejd Mission was unable to visit this country till
later than the Bahrein Mission which alone is now in
question* Tho Bahrein Mission consisted' of Sheikh
Abdullah, his son Muhammad, Jasim Cheravi, private
Secretary, and one personal servant, a total of four
persons* This appears to Mr*Montagu to be an
eminently reasonable entourage* (The tiejd Mission
consisted,of three SheiKhs and three personal attendants;
the Moweit Mission (which was not referred to in Mr.
BhuoJcburgh^ letter quoted) of three Sheikhs and two'
attendants* In the three Missions therefore was
comprised a total of 15 persons including si?: personal
servants)•
In the last paragraph of Sir G.Barstow's letter it
is stated that the Grovernmont Hospitality Fund cannot in
any case be charged»with expenditure outside this
oduhtry, and the Heport of the Committee of 1902 is
quoted in support of this contention* this point ite*
Mr .Montagu would wish to i offer the following
observations* The r Committee was considering in 19o2 the
question of the cost of entertaining Indian and Colonial
/^Iftate guests: /, the Mission fro* Bahrein ,ujiq neither*
^ Moreover, the Comittoe expressed themselves as wholly
in agreement with the view of the Soverninent of India
thtt India should not be called upon to contribute to
the cost of entertaining any non-Indian Asiatic guests
of Hla Uajeaty'a ^
eb’ViouQ-ly ^'itg' the Mission xrom Bahrein^ ihe
expenditure incurred on this Mission outside this
country conslsta, firstly, of the cost of the voy ~es
from and to Bahrein, and secondly, of the coot of