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(d) State Medical Officer
Dr. R.H.B.Snow
(e) State Lady Doctor
Dr. Miss I.U.A. Doeg

(f) Director of Education
Mr. F.J. Wakelln
(g) Principal. Government Technical School
Ur. G.E.1I. Hutchings.
3. THE RULER OF BAHRAIN AND THE AL KHALIFAH FAMILY

(a) His Highness Shaikh Sir Salman bln ’Isa al Khalifah
was created an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Eminent
Order of the Indian Bmpire on the 1st of January 1943 and was

formally Invested with the insignia of a Knight Commander on the
6th of December by the Hon’ble Sir Geoffrey Prior, K.C.I.E.,
Political Resident In the Persian Gulf, at a formal ceremony
which took place at the Palace Manama.
His Highness has followed the political events of the

year and the progress of the Allied Forces in all the theatres
of war with the closest attention. He has granted without
question and with commendable promptitude every request for
assistance which the course of the war necessitated.

His Highness has played a leading part in the govern­
ment of his country and has particularly interested himself in
the difficult problem of maintaining adequate supplies of
cereals.

(b) Shaikh Mohamad bin 'Isa and Shaikh Abdullah bin
'Isa, C.I.E., the uncles of the Ruler, have played a less
prominent part in affairs than might have been expected. The

first-named was absent from Bahrain for a considerable part of
the period under review and Shaikh Abdullah bin 'Isa carried
out his various functions as President of the Manama Baladlya
and President of the Education Department with his usual ability.
With the exception of Shaikh Khalifah bin Mohamad who

has been Commandant of the 8tate Police throughout the year,

the ....