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no clear• yurther, haring made this largo oonoeeoion* whioh
will give a legal focuo for expression of grlovonoeB, the
Bahrain Qovornment will bo In a atrongor pooition to deal firmly
with th08• who employ Illegal moano.

9. Tho eaoonoe of the council would be that the members
would bo nominated by tho Shaikh* I have little doubt but that
sooner or later an agitation will arise that first the Council
ohould not be nominated but elected by popular suffrago, and
aooond that it ohould be Kxeoutive and not Advisory. But if

the members are wisely ohooon by the Shaikh in the first instance
under a good President, this agitation should become formidable
later rather than sooner, and in any oaoe eren if orentually some
sort of Executive council iiaa to be eatabiishsd, an interval

filled by an Advisory council by which much valuable experience
fill be gained by all concerned, wo&ld be a very useful stopping
etone.

10. Please do not at the present stage approach the Bahrain

Government on this point but after consulting Belgrave confiden­
tially let mo have your views by post on roughly the 80rt of
Council that might be suitable. Prom this Council oub-oonmltteea
could be choc an to deal with various matters such as Bduoation,
yiuanoo, eto.