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[103]. Lord Curzon reports 4500 boats, and some other authorities state 5000, but this probably includes a number of tenders.
[104]. For this and some other data on the pearling fleet of Bahrein we are indebted to the kindness of Dr. S. M. Zwemer, who has spent many years at the Bahrein Islands as a missionary.
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