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Your Excellency hao explained that the I
coat of oocial cervices in Bahrain, as else­
where | hoc tended to rioo, nnd that the continumnco
or thin trend in conjunction with the^likcly
doclino in tho Island's prosperity, will lead
the public to question tho right of the Ruling
Family to toko one-third or the oil revenues
ror its poroonal expenditure. I understand that

you consider that tile meed for monoy for oxpandcl
ocrvicco may thus lead to a demand for the
replacement of tho Ruling Family, I would
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iiopo, however, that in duo course it would be 5
possible to induce tho present Rulin' Family to <
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forego ito direct call upon the oil .’evenue3 £
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of the country in return, perhaps, for an annual H
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civil list incorporated In the budget of the |
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State. I realioo that.the examples of lavishnfso Ui
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given by hie more fortunate neighbours in Kuwait 5
and Qatar will make this curtailment of his
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own funds a bitter pill for the Ruler to swallow, cn
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particularly as he has to come extent reduced H
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the chances of Bahrain obtaining increased oil I z
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revenues by placing in Saudi hands tno timing oi
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any exploitation of the Bahruin-SuucU Arabian' | z
! seabed. I v/ould hope, however, that you would
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not be called upon to confront this particular
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1 to be borne in mind, and I hope that if the

time come the Ruling Family or some members of
it might not consider this too groat a price
to pay.
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v/c may Lake to advise the Ruler in the abovo
sen sc. Your Excelloncy draws attention to the
fact that in Bahrain v/c are held responsible foi
much oi’ the maladministration bocauuo the Ruler
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