"ملف ‏19/109 II (C 17)‎ البحرين: علاقات الحاكم مع القوى الخارجية الأخرى" [و‎‎٩‎٦] (٥٣٤/١٩٧)

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The Deputy politioal Resident,
B U 3 H I R E.
MEMORANDUM «
Reference the Oivii Oorainiasioner 1 s Baghdad '»o.3g76^
dated 31st Ootoher 1319 oopy to me.
I fear I am not In a very good position to offer
oritioiams on the three points raised "by Shaikh Abdullah bin
Isa Al Khalifah, as I have only recently taken over charge of
political affatra at Bahrain. What views I do, therefore, put
forward must of necessity "be those of one lacking experience
in the affairs of theselslands and I trust due allowance will
"be made for discrepencies, and possibly false conclusions.
Before making any remarks on the three points raised -
I should like to make some general observations on the
attitude in general of Shaikh Sir Xsa bin Ali Al Khalifan and
his sons as they have struck me^newly arrived as X have in
Bahrain.
Prom conversations 1 have had witn both bhaikh Isa and
his Sons on different occasions, I gather that they are
rather unnecessarily filled with ideas of their own importance
The recent world talk of the " Rights of small nations, and
president Wilsons utterences regarding the policy of self
determination etc, would seem to have had its etfect on the
mentality of the ruling house in Bahrain. I have since my
arrival been frequently reminded by Shaikh isa that "Great
Britain never interferes in our affairs" - Such pointed
phrases as the "Hakumat al Bahrain" - the "Malika of Bahrain
(the Shaikhs wife) "Kul Dowlah fi huriatiha" etc, have become
rather
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