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EXPRESS MESSAGE.
To Reoident, Buuhire.
No. T-5, dated the lQtli August 192tf.
Your telegram No.509.
It lo true thut condemnation of Bahrain Levy Corpo may
involve a oimilar fate for the Muscat Corps, but the men here
have been badly selected and are in some cases coolies and even
criminals. Consider men of Melcran Levy Corps of.much better
Btamp than those allowed to come to Gulf.
The following are our reaoono for considering the
preoent men should all have their serviceo dispensed with.
(1) The majority of the men are nearly time expired

and will not re-engage.
(2) Though at the end of their engagement and therefore
at the height of their efficiency, they are so
little efficient that they all ran away when the

shooting took place, including the Armed Guard.
(3) Should they be retained in service, the guard and
others must be court-martialled, including one
Indian Instructor, if any semblance of discipline
is to be maintained in the Corps. Those sentenced
to imprisonment will have to be sent to India to
Jail.and the Government of India may not agree to
this.
• (4) There are now no officers 6r N.C.O's, Indian or
otherwise, who can be relied on.
(5) The Mullah hao been apparently undermining all
discipline. Documents have been found which cannot
be translated locally, and which appear to indicate

that he may be a Bolshevik Agent.
(6) The Bahrain Police are also full of.Muscat Baluchis
similar to the criminal, one of whom Bhortly before
attempted to murder the Chief of Police, He is a
great'-friend of-..-the' murderer.-.of-,the Subedar.
(7) No regret wbb Bhown by the Levy Corps at the 1.0*8
murder and hardly anyone from the Corpa attended hie
funeral, but thet Jeered at the grief of the female
relatives.