"ملف V/11 أوراق تخليص لمركب شراعي يغادر البحرين" [و‎‎٥‎٩] (١٥٢/١٣٥)

Ho. 867.
P 0 L I I T'l C A L A G I i-C Y
Bahrain, the 6th September 19 17.
To
The Deputy Political Resident,
BUS H I R E.
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MEMORANDUM.
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In continuation of my Memorandum Ho. 835 of August 85th,
19 17, s I seni herewith a list of all shipments for Persia from
Bahrain as far as is known to the Customs Director.' The passes
have not been received back yet in the oases of those items
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marked with red 'x 1 . To save labour I have not kept an office
copy of the list, but can trace any item by the date and name
from the Customs books.
The Director of Customs says that he has once or twice been
asked by Shaikh 'Isa to issue a pass without taking a deposit
for Khalu Husain who, it appears, gives hawks to the Shaikh and
his family. I have arranged with him to try to catch Khalu
Husain returning hero without bringing the passes countersigned
by the Persian Director of Customs, i ^ushlre. Possibly the above
gave rise to the report of an arrangement between the Shaikh and
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Khalu Husain, but I do not think that there is one. It is more
. likely that he is a smuggler, pure and simple, but cunning enough
to be friends with the local authorities here.
Captain,
Political Agent, Bahrain.