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Tolegram S(Pad).
Prom Political Agent, Bahrain.
To Galloway, Bagh Shaikh, Shiraz.
No. 438.
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Dated the 29th of July, 1945. £•*/' £
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Your endorsement No. 411-S dated 24th April,
1045, and connected correspondence.

2. Necessarily piecemeal method of dealing with
Bahrain development during war years has resulted recently in
temporary stoppages electric supply, impossibly large accumula­
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tion of work for Adviser and his inability to give necessary
attention to State Engineer's requirements e.g. new generating

set has not been installed because only available labour taken
from work to build quarters for British Police.
3. Belgravo goes on leave in September and if

action not taken now it may easily be delayed for another year.
4. Execution of any co-ordinated plan will be
impossible without adequate personnel, I request .instructions
therefore to ask Adviser to- obtain before his leave Sheikh's
consent.to engagement of following (either British or indian):-

(i) Superintendent of Police,
(ii) Assistant State Engineer.
(±11) P.V/.D. Engineer.
(iv) State Accountant.
and to the provision of quarters for them.
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5. Relevant references are Loch's D.O. No. 1186-S

dated 8th September,. 1933, prior's D.O. No. 250-S dated 26th
April, 1941, and his memorandum No. c/109 dated 15th March 1945.

6. Shaikh's consent should also be obtained for four
year plan of development giving priority to
(a) New centrally situated electric supply
(b) Pumped water supply
( c) Road repair and cons true'tion
(d) Town' planning.
7. I would propose informing Adviser that I am
sending to you and to prior copies of my letter to him so-thut
he could, if necessary, consult prior in England.
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