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Committee and not mo rely to submit q Hot from which the
Govormiont v/ould take one name as representing workers
other than employees of the Government and the Bahrain

Petroleum Company. I think that there may have "been a
gonuino mioundorotanding on this point. Though
Mr, Audsley certainly only offered the more limited
concession, it is quite possible that al Baklr did not
understand exactly what was proposed.
3« Abdurrahman al Bakir reiterated that his
Committee were not prepared in any circumstances to

co-operate with the Bahrain Government since they had
loot faith in it. Mr. Gault argued with him for some
time on this point saying that he and his colleaguos would
"bo Y/iser to seek to improve the Government from v/lthin by
oo-operation rather than by non-co-operation from outside.

The Political Agent*s efforts were, however, without
success and he gained the impression that al Bakir and hi*s
friends have made up their minds to the course of non-
co-operation and are not prepared to change their attitude
now. Abdurrahman al Bakir used the word " non-violence11,
too, and this reinforces a previous suspicion that they are
modelling their tactics on Mr. Gandhi's "Satyagraha"
policy in India.
4. Abdurralunan al Bakir spoke strongly against

Sir Charles Bolgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government.
He said that, whereas ten or fifteen years ago he had been
a good influence, he y/as noY/ too set in his ways, He also
implied that he had too much influence with the Ruler.
On the other hand he spoke well of.Mr, Peace's influence as

Judicial Adviser and Bald that, "Now people felt they could
obtain impartial Justice," Howov , he still wanted to
see properly trained Judges, rather than uneducated members
/of