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Dr. I.li.A. Doeg From 22,11.1947
To 31,12,1947.

(h) Director of Education
Post vacant from 1.1.1947
To 31.12.1947
(1) Principal Technical School
I'r. Said Tartars From 1.1.1947
To 31.12.1947

3. AL KHALIFAH
His Highness Shaikh Sir Seiran bin Famad A1 Khalifah, K.C.I.E.
/ as unchangeable His Highness the Shaikh's opinions and behaviour are/
as his appearance - an effect achieved by constant and heavy
dyeing of his beard. He grows, perhaps, more pompous, more
inclined to interfere in the details of his administration and
more impatient of restraining influences. Tut his fundamental
trust in the British Government, his reliance upon his Adviser,
his anxiety that Bahrain should remain the centre of the Gulf
have remained unimpaired during the year, together with his
narrowness of vision, his hatred of iatar, his inability to
take a long view and his often fatuous conviction (occasionally
for his ov/n purposes merely assumed) that there is a simple
answer to every question. His health remained good. His
intelligence system has Veer* praised, somewhat ruefully, by members
of his own family. His attitude tc oil production has remained
the same -nd he continues to hoard the bulk of the proceeds there­
from jn securities whose real value may well fall. His private
life is not generally discussed.
Other A1 Khalifsh worthy of mention during the year
were: Shaikh Rashid bir. Humammad, father-in-law of the late ruler
who died in August and 7/as (it is said) over 20 years of age;
Shaikh I.'uh a mm ad bin 'Isa, senior uncle of His Highness who visited
Kuwait but left, however, no record of having talked politics
there; and his son, Shaikh Hamad v/ho, having completed his studies
at Beirut University went to Stanford where he hopes to take a
degree in a couple of years time.

4. EDUCATION
No new schools were opened during the year although
the existing ones are crov/ded and boys are refused admission. The
foreign element amongst the teachers still occasionally cause
trouble and the Egyptian masters in particular have created many
uncomfortable situations which has prejudiced the Shaikh against
them. The Syrians, on the other hand, are Y/ell spoken of.
Number of .schools in existence on 1.1.1947 15
Number of Students on 1st January, 1947 3178
Number of Students on 31st December, 1947 3414

5. AGRICULTURE
The Bahrain Government reports no progress during
the year ''owing to the difficulty in obtaining trees, plants
and other seeds from India and 'Iraq". The prices of lucerne,
the main fodder crop, and of vegetables remained high.

/ 6. ITJt.ICIPALITTBS