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increasing number of them nowadays employ Europeans in

different capacitiea: Bahrain can^not obtain Bahrainis
or Arabs qualified to hold the highor posts. Syriano and
Egyptians are Just as mucin foreigners as an Englishman
is.
10. i therefore oee no likelihood of the State being
able to dispense v/ith hr.Belgrave' s services within any
period that need at present be t:\icon into account .Again»

as pointed out by the Government of India, tne necessity
for a European Superintendent of Police largely depends
on whether the threa tenedjinf lux of European oil-borers
materialises or not. if it does rche then the presence of
a European to deal v/ita the hetrogeneoua elements that
will flock to the oil fields will certainly ce necessary,

it i3 not poosible to come to a decision at present.
Ur.Barke is at present on leave and 1 understand will
return for a year or two, cut it is improbable that he. will
be v/illing to stay on after tnis. Tne question wnether J£nc
he should be replaced cy another European or not will be
considered tnen.
^ 11. Mr.Belgrjve spoke to me about the replacement of
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the Indian police by Soudanese, and i think it woulu be
a good tning. There is a large negro element in Bahrain,
and they would merge in the population more than Inuiand
do. .v.r.Belgruve has had previous experience of them m
Egypt and says that they wa.:e efficient police, ne suggest­
ed to me that .men he proceeded on leave in 1931 he should
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recruit them on hi3 way out and bring them back with him.
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i thin!: this arrangement would be satisfactory,and might
be given effect to irrespective of the arrival or non­
arrival of the oil company, and 1 trust tne Government
of India will be pleased to approve of it.
x2. finally, as pointed out by Colonel Barrett,
hr. de Grenier'8 functions are purely administrative,
and
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