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Agitation for reform, 1938 151

Copy of letter dated the 12th November 1938 from
Hie Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain to the Political Agent,
Bahrain.

Greetings.

As you are aware there has recently been some
complaint about the administration of justice in our
law courts. This matter has been discussed between you
and our brother Shaikh Abdulla and our Adviser and the
possibility of obtaining on export on law from abroad
to assist us for a short time has been talked about.
We have now decided that we require one or two
capable and experienced judges to be lent to our Govern­
ment for a stated period, perhaps a year, who will assist
in the work of composing a code of laws for Bahrain and

who will at the same time give instructions to the mombers
of our family who sit on the Courts. We think that it is
essential that these persons should be Arabic speaking
so we suggest that it might bo possible to find one or
two suitable men in Egypt or the Sudan who could be lent
by their Governments to Bahrain for a stated period.
We should be grateful if the British Government

could assist us in this matter.
May you be preserved and salaams.