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Translation of letter dated 30th Rabl auwal 1364
(15-3-45) from the undersigned merchants to the Poli­
tical Agent, Bahrain (copies to H.H. the Ruler of
Bahrain, the Minister of Education and the Adviser to
the Buhrain Government).
A.C.
V/e have the honour to express that we have
heard that the contract of the Director of Education -
Mr. Y/akelin - will expire at the end of tho current
school-year, and as tho aforesaid has proved very
efficient in raising tho standard of teaching here
and shov/ed great zeal to spread education among the
different classes of the people we request you to ask
tho British Education Board to renew tho contract of
the above to continue his work and to Bring into
effect the programme of our Government which is awake
to our interests, There is no doubt that tho Educa-
tion Board v/ho has served the Arab nations with a good
service and which has been spreading education in all
Arab countries and give the excellent assistance and
in her nobility will not deny us this request.
U.E.
Slgnaturesi-
Haji Abdul-Aziz al-(josaibi
liaji Yusuf Abdur-Rahman Fakhroo
Haji Abdur-Rahman al-Qosaibi
liaji Khalil Ibrahim Kanoo
Haji Jabor Mosallam
Haji Abdur-Rahman Abdul-V/ahab Zayani
Haji jasim ash-Shlrawi
Haji Yusuf Mahmood
liaji sulairaan al-Ramad al-Basssm.
liaji Husain Ali Yateem
Haji Mohammad al-Hamad al-Qadhi
Haji Ibrahim Salman ?,iatar
Haji Abdulla al-Hamad az-Zamil
liaji Yhsuf All Akber..