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The Palace,
Manama.
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12th November 1938.

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Political Agent, Bahrain.
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Greetings.
V^'-r" hS As you are aware there has
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recently been some complaints
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about the administration of
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justice in our law courts. This
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matter has been discussed bety/een
you and our brother Shaikh Abdulla
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and our .adviser and the possibi­
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lity of obtaining an expert on
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law from abroad to assist us for
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i a short time has been talked about.
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experienced judges to be lent to
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h our Government for a stated period, •

J-i 1^1___ J perhaps a year, who will assist
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no.-oi i—uJbU laws for Bahrain and who will at
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the same time give instructions ;
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persons should be Arabio <speaking.'