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(1011/10/570) II, M. POLITICAL AGENCY,
Doopatch No. 4 BAHRAIN,
PERSIAN GULP.
CONFIDENTIAL
January 27, 1957.

Sir,
I huve tho honour to report to Your Excellency on

recent constitutional developments in Bahrain arising out of
the visit here of Mr. J.R. Cummins to examine the existing
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administrative machinery of the Bahrain Government and
ouggeot improvements.
2. Mr. Cummins, who arrived in Bahrain in the middle of
November, 1956, had two main tasks to perform, The first
was to examine the existing administrative machinery and

suggest improvements und the second to draw up an integrated
scale of salaries for all Government employees in the vurious
departments of the Bahrain Government, It is the first of
those tasks that I shall discuss here.

3. Tho present system of Government in Buhrain consists.in j
effect of the Adviscrate, under Sir Charles Belgrave, the
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Adviser, which supervises all other departments and itself
includes the Accounts Department which handles all financial
matters, and the Customs. It also supervises the municipal
councils and various other councils such as those for
religious endowments, pearling, water supply and minors'
estates, The Departments of Justice, Health, Education,
Public Works, Agriculture, Police and Public Security and

Electricity have relative independence to run their day-to-
;
day affairs under their ov/n heads but ull policy decisions
are taken by the Adviser, who consults the Ruler as necessary.
The/

His Excellency Sir Bernard Burrows, K.C.M.G., i
Her Majesty's Political Resident in tho Persian Gulf,
BAHRAIN.