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29th December, 1945. All the component part3 have
now boon received and the sot should bo in operation
fairly soon. A further generating 3et has been
offered in England and has been acceptod. This may
bo expected by the end of the year. Also there is
a fair chunce of acquiring two further new generating
sets - vide Bushiro telegram No.348 dated the 25th
February, 1946. i ■ W.
There is talk that the Royal Air Force are
considering closing down to a maintenance basis and
may consider offering the state the present Muharraq
generating sets. All this is as good as we can hope
for at the moment.
12. As regards.road making material. One
scarifier, or grader, together with a supply of spares
and an oil sprinkler and the necessary equipment to
go with it will be ordered as soon as the specifica­
tion has been received from London. This is daily
expected. One grader should meet the State's present
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• needs, and I feel that at this stage we cannot ask
them to purchase another.
13. As regards the present state of road repairs.
A great deal is being done to tidy up the roads and
oiling is going ahead as fast as transport permit3.
^ The bottle-neck is that the Daladiyehs have only three
* lorries between them of 8 oil-barrel capacity and
there is a lift of 30 miles. This naturally slows
down progress, especially as the lorries are required
for other work as well.

14. As regards transport, the State has placed ah
order through the East Anglian Engineering Company,
Limited - see ray Express Letter No.C/145 dated the 9th
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M o (I n r )
6 Humber saloon cars
6 Station Wagons
6 Pick-ups
6 Lorries
This is satisfactory.
There is also on order a number of lathes,
drills, saws and other equipment for the establishment
of an efficient work-shop. This is satisfactory.
15. As regards the water supply, the plant is
firmly on order and Messrs. Holloway's representative
is expected in Bahrain very soon to draw up final
details. There is doubt as to what typo of piping
should be used. Until the submission of his report
nothing further can be dono.
16. As regards the removal of the power-Houso to
a more central position (your paragraph 7), I agree
that from certain aspects it would be desirablo bub I
believe there are certain technical difficulties. These
are not insurmountable, but would co3t a considerable
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