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British Healdenoy an4 Oonsulate-oeneroly
Bustofifir'tljO-'l anuary 1989.

From
1 y ^ f;/ j
Ths Hon'ble Oir y.wr^ohnston, K.O.I.B • # O.B.X • •
1.0.B • •
Political Kea Id ant In the Persian Gulf,
To
The Foreign tteoretary to the Oovernaent of India
in the Foreign and Political Department,
lies Delhi.

Sir,
1 have the honour to refer to Ulr Lionel
Haworth's deopatoh ho. 20B-B., dated the let tteptenber
Y.
1927, on the oubjoot of the administration of Bahrain.
ho orders appear to huve been pausod on that

despatch, though it hue be on the Bubjeot of oortain
unofflolal oorroopondenoo In uooordanoe with wliioh the
Shaikh hue boon advloed that lio should dispense with
the servioeo of Ur de Orenlor, the Custome Offloor.
2. When 1 was at Dari ruin last seek the shaikh
raised the question und stated that he specially
desired to retain the uervioea of Ur de Grenier as he
wus oonvlnced tliat under some other fora of administra-
tion tlie efficiency of the Cuutooe would gravely
deteriorate and the revenue experience a substantial

falling off.
inquiries made fvoi.i the Financial Adviser
end the Political Agent go to sites that the post of
Quo toms Officer ie a itoo.le time Job and tliat the
Flnanolal