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on tho Arabian old# of tho Gulf
I think Bahrain io unique in that thore io
extenoivo a vnlunblo Inndnd proporty,with no oort of oafeguard
for ownero # Kuwait ,1 undurotand hau f«w gardeno eto no aloo
Maeoat.Other plaoeo aro oooupicd by triboo who have tho uoual
tribal ouBtomo to govern tholr relatione a a to ownorohip of
proporty,whioh ou8tora8 ore probably quite ouffioiont for tho
otato of oivilioation oxio/ting# All aomblunoo of tribal oyotom
hao long dinappaarod in Bahrain,oxoept among tho ruleru who still
endeavour to oling to itn doapotio oyotou.On tho other hand tho

subjects have of late yearo advunood very oonBidorablo 4 aro
In neod of elementary maohinory of a Govornemont to provide
oaourlty of proporty 4 persona* Proporty haa inoroaodd in value
many hundred por cent in tho peat few yoqra 4 io incomparably
higher than other arab portB in tho Gulf. The noed for Boourity
1b thorofore all the greater#* -vt. tHt £
tjr ± fcdaadChattfgh The increased value
i8 an additional temptation to the rapidly increasing family of

A1 Khalifeh.many of whom are becoming impoverished and have no
aeanB of livlihood beyond what oan be squeezed out of ^ahrainie.

Y/ould you pleaae let me know whether you think the above
propooale are on the right linos 4 likely to be acceptable.
If so I will elaborate a boheme 4 report fully.

Youra 8inourely

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