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The following number of men were also employed at the

Company's Refinery Expansion Programme for the production of
aviation spiritJ-
American^ 197
British Indians 19
Bahrainis and others 2,049
Total: 2,265

This number is expected to increase considerably during
the next year,
(vii) Royalty to the Bahrain Government

Royalty for the first half of 1943 - Rs. 13,29,978.7.0
Royalty for the second half of 1943
was approximately 4# more than the
first half's figure.

18. VISITS OF BRITISH NOTABLES
(i) Field Marshal Viscount Wavell, G.C.B., G.M.S.I.,
G.M.I.E., C.M.G., M.C, Viceroy-Designate arrived at Bahrain by
air en route to India on the 17th of October. The Field Marshal

was accompanied by Lady Wavell and his personal staff. The
party examined a collection of pearls to the value of at least
30 lacs of rupees at the Agency and later received His Highness
the Shaikh who was accompanied by his uncles Shaikh Mohamad bin

Isa al Khalifah and Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa al Khalifah, C.I.E.
(li) On the 20th of October the Marquess of Linlithgow, K.T • j
P.C., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., O.B.E., D.L., T.D., passed through
Bahrain en route to the United Kingdom from India. The Marquess

who was accompanied by the Marchioness of Linlithgow and Sir
Gilbert Laithwaite, K.C.I.E., C.S.I • > received His Highness
the Shaikh and his two uncles at the Political Agency.
(ill) Many distinguished officers of the Navy, Army and Air

Force visited Bahrain during the year in the course of their
official duties.
19. VISITS OF FOREIGN NOT ABIES
(i) Many distinguished officers of the Allied Forces visited

the islands during the period under review.

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