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of Judioial fleforms with the Ruler suggesting
(i) that Judge Haines or the Registrar of

Her Majesty's Court should sit on the Court of
Appeal which would presumably hear’ the appeals
in the Sitra Case.
(ii) that the Judicial Adviser to the Bahrain
Government should, on appointment, be a Judge of
the Courts, or, better still, Chief Justice.

(iii) that the police should be reformed, on
the appointment of a senior Police-Officer The
Political Agent had previously discussed this
question with the Adviser, who agrees that the
Bahrain police foroe needs more British officers,

and that one senior officer with the title
Assistant Commandant should be responsible for
the training and organisation of the foroe. The
Ruler counter-attacked vigorously on this,
saying that we had been unable to produce the

extra polloe officers already asked for and
complaining that he could not afford the oxtra
remuneration needed to attraot suitable of floors
for the foroe. Later, Hie Highness having
realized the power a bigger and better police foroe
would put into his hands told the Adviser he
thought the strength ought to be doubled and

appeawd to aooopt readily the appointment of an
Assistant Commandant and the lnoreased charges
9. The some day a list of the Shla demands

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