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Tins HIGH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, BAHRAIN.
Hof .No.3.37/55 29 th March, 1955.

Honourable Sir Antony Aden, K.G.M.C., H.P.,
Her Majeoty's Principal Secretary of Stato for Foreign Affairs,
Foroign Office,
LONDON, F. W. 1,
South Woot,

RoGpooted Sir,
The Political Agont in Dal train lias handed to the Secretary of the
High Exeoutivo Committee on the 17th March, 1955 addressed and unsigned memo­
randum after roading it to liim paragraph by paragraph, and statod tliat ho lias
boon insuruoted by the Political Resident in Bahrain to hand tliis memorandum
on your behalf. Tlie Memorandum states tliat wliat is mentioned stands a reply
bo our memorandum dated 21st Fobruary 1955, submitted to your Exoollency on
tlic Oocasionof your passing through Bahrain.
We would lil:o to express oiu* sincore thanks to Hor Britannic Majesty *0
Govcrnmont for the preface of tho memorandum ill showing its aympatliy for tho
desire of all peoples for orderly and progressive Government, and tlu'oe pre­
requisite olomonts for assurod and otoady progress i.e, l) A Oovornment which
constantly reforms tho administration to meet the growing dovolopmont of tho
resources of tho country and tho growing education of the peoplo, 2) The
cxistanco of tho constitutional moans for tho peoplo to oxpress their views on
matters which concern them and to take an appropraibo part in Municipal Govorn-
ment and in tho administration, 3) The peoplo, and particularly those who
have tho most oxporionoe, must mako use of these constitutional mothods to
express thoir views and to pratioipats in the administration.
Tliore is no doubt that tho recognition of Hor Dritannio Majesty *s
Govornment to the poople of Balu'ain to have tlioso rights is basically important
and it i3, for a peoplo desirous and anxious to attain a domocratic life, wliich
is tlie first tiling tho poople of Bahrain dosire to attain with tho help and
assistanoe and guidance of Great Britain wliich lias taken on itself tho
responsibility of raising the present standard of tho rule and administrartion
in Balu'ain,
Tho Memorandum statos that "tlie first two olemonts are present in
Balirain and also tliat the Govornmant lias talcon reformatory steps to bring the
administration up to dato, to wliich wc ask your permission to reply as followss-
With reference to what is mentioned as to tho presence of tho first
element in Bahrain, it is ab3olutly not true, as the administration has beon and
is still going on the samo unchanged policy Get up before tliirty years without
being offootod or influonced by the oliangos of timo and tlie modern method of
public administration.
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