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Confident lal.
The Rodidonoy,
Bushire, the 24th November, 1938,

D. 0. No. 622-3.

U
Could you pleuse refer to my telegram No.36o, dated the

i lfitn November 1936, on tne subject of Bahrain agitation.
I A0 1 indicated in that telegram I am in communication

with weightman and will aubmit a full report later. In the

meantime howeYer there lo an Immediate etep to bo taken - ride
paragraph 3 below.

2. The present agitation though it differs in some reepeats
from th*t of 193b (vide correspondence ending vritn my letter
No, 160-0, dated the 22nd February 1936, to tne Government of
India) haB some of the Bame objects in view i.e, the publication

of a Bahrain Code, and improvement in the administration of
Justice in tne Bahrain Courts, In this respect the Bahrain

Government are in my opinion much to be blamed. Though tney
aooepted in 193b my suggestion for a collection of past
proclamations ( 1, e.along ) issued by the Banrain Government, on
whioh a Bahrain Code could be based, and aotu&lly set up a

Committee for this purpose, tne collection still remains
uncompleted. Further, in spite of the reforms suggested by

me and approved by tne Government of India which tne Bahrain
Government instituted. in tneir courts at tnat time they have
again allowed ineff i'ciency and oorruptlon to provail, particul-
arly in the Snia anera Court. I have asked v/eigntman to

point /

R.T.Peel E8quire, M. C* »
The India office,
London.