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and teach the latter to administer Justice themselves, and it
is a reflection on the Judicial system of that Government that
Justice can only bo ensured by the placing of a foreigner on
tho Bonch.

9. The main Baharlnali demand in connection with tho Courts
is that a Code should be drawn up which would prevent injustice.
The Baharinah are very vague on the subject of this Code but
apparently what they have in mind is something on tho lines of
the Ciyil and Criminal Codes in use in the Agency Court, To
meet tills demand I have, as a first stop, rocommendod to Colonel
Loch.and the Adviser that the numerous Notices issued from time

i Vo time during the past years by the Bahrain Government dealing
with multitudinous subjects, important and otherwise, should be
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codified. These Notices form the only law on which the
decisions of the Bahrain Courts are baoed. X was of opinion
that forfBelgrave himself Bhould not be a member of the Committee
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so-that this preliminary concesoion to the Baharinah demand,
(thoifgh of course it does not go as far as they would like),

should appear as coming from the Bahrain Government, without
interference from us. This would not of course present Mr#
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..'Belgrave assisting the Committee with his experience from
• behi r the scenes. I was also of opinion that a Baharinah
should be a member of the Committee so that that community
should be associated in public opinion with the work under-
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taken• The Shaikh is appointing a Committee on which a
Baharinah will sit and which will commence their labours
shortly. When they have completed their codifying it will

be possible to see how much law actually exists in Bahru in,
and how much more it will be advisable to add.

10. The preparation of complete Civil and Criminal Codes,
aa demanded by tho Baharinah (though without any real
appreciation /