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Translation of a memorandum containing demands eubmittod
to His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad by five morchonto of
Bahrain dated 19th Ramadhan 1357 - 12th November 1938,

After Compliments.
We have the honour to submit this letter in connec­

tion with the demands which we request the Bahrain Govern­
ment to grant as we believe that these will give rest to
the Government and satisfaction to her subjects:-
1. Education. To form a committee of eight members,
fonrSunnis and four Shias: this committee to supervise
education, arrange curriculum of studies for the
schools, employ headmasters and teachers from outside
and send students abroad.

2. Courts. To improve the courts by changing the present
magistrates and to form a bench of throe judges, two
from the public, viz., one Sunni and one Shia and the
third one to be according to the choice of the Govern­
ment, for each court. To fora a special criminal court
of one judge only employed from Iraq, He should have
good reputation and should be employed temporarily
until such time as a Bahrain subject will be able
to take his place.
3. Municipalities. To improve the municipalities by
appointing Bahrain subjects in municipal employments
in place of foreigners.
4. Labour Committee. To form a labour committee acknow­
ledged officially by the Government to look after
the affairs of Bahrain labourers whether they are
employed by companies or any others and to protect
their rights.
5. To avoid any unintentional misunderstanding in future
between the Government and the people we request the
selection of six persons, three Sunnis and throe
Shias to represent the people.

Sd/- Haji Yusuf Fakhroo
Syed Saeed Syed Khalaf
Haji Mansur Arayad
Haji Mohsin Tajir
Esa bin Saleh Hindi.
Dated 19th Ramadhan 1357

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