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CHAPTER VIT.

Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency
for the year 1934.
L Personnel. (1) Political Agent.—Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Loch T A
hold charge of the Agency i>ntil (lie 8th July when he relieved tlJiTmi. «}'u
I la- Political Kwidont in (lie -Persian Gulf, who proceeded to Killian 1 on al ort
h-.ivo I,.? al.se.,eo (,in.il the 2811. October) Mr. M. Wonh TO S
Assistant Political Agent, officiated as Political Agent. ’
(2) Assistant Political Aflei,t,~The post of Assistant Political Airent
Bnliram, was sanctioned early in the year and on the 3rd Mav, Mr. M \Vorin
1:c-S.f arrived at Bahrain and assumed charge. lie continued in the post until
i lie 8th July and again from the 28th October to the end of the year.
(3) Indian A ssista » /.-—Khan Bahadur ’Abdul Ilaiy al Ilashimi held char ire
ol the post ot Indian Assistant throughout the year.
2. Ruler of Bahrain and the. al Khalifah Family.—(1) His Excellency
Shaikh Hamad bin ’Isa Al Khulifali, C.S.T., has been on excellent terms with
the Agency throughout, the year. In February His Excellency celebrated the
first anniversary of bis accession to the Rulcrship. of Bahrain.
(2) Shaikh Muhammad bin ’Isa Al TChalifali and Shaikh ’Abdullah bin ’Isa
Al Khalifah, brothers of the Ruler, paid a visit to Syria, Palestine and Egypt
during the summer mid on their way hack were received at Baghdad by °His
Majesty the King of ’Iraq. Both Shaikhs have maintained excellent relations
with the Agency.
Shaikh Muhammad has been President of the Manamah Municipalitv
throughout the year while Shaikh ’Abdullah has held charge of the Department
of Education of the Bahrain Government. Both have done good work in their
respective spheres.
(3) Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Kbalifah, the Ruler’s sou, has also been,
on good terms with the Agency. He has been employed as a Judge in the
Bahrain Courts, and during the absence of the Financial Adviser (Mr. Bclgravo)
on leave during the hot weather performed the latter’s Judicial duties in addi­
tion to his own.
(4) Shaikh Rashid biu Muhammad Al Khalifali has retained the post of
President of the Majlis al Urfi,. throughout the year.
(5) The widow of His* Excellency Shaikh Six1 ’Isa bin ’Ali Al Kliulifuh re­
turned from Mecca early in the year. She had gone to Mecca with the intention
of settling there but due to her indifferent reception l>y Bin Sa’ud she returned
somewhat disgruntled.
3. Local Government Officials.—(1) Mr. C. Dalrymple Bolgniv.; held charge
of tin? appointment of Financial Adviser and Commandant of Police until the
20th May, when he proceeded on leave. He resumed charge of his duties on the
14th October.
(2) Mr. 0. 0. L. do Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer, proceeded
on short leave to India on the (»tli November, lie returned from leave on the
2nd December.
(3) Mr. W. B. Steele, State Engineer, proceeded on leave on the 9th April
and returned on the 14th October. During his absence Mr. II. Fraser Nash was
temporarily employed as State Engineer.
(4) Ilnjji SaJinan bin Jasim, Inspector of Police, died on the 2(itii October.
TTajji Salman bad served in the Police from the time the force was organised.
He was a Shi’ah Bahraini and a loyal and capable officer.
4. Bahrain Police.—The Bahrain Armed Police have posts in Huld, Muharraq
and Sakhir and supply various guards in Manamah. The Armed I ohce force
consisted of 158 men and followers on the 31st December. There are four Indian
Instructors on the strength of the Armed Police.
During the year the Karachi Police loaned the services of an Instructor to
the Bahrain Police.
In addition and independent of the Armed Police Force there is a body of
night watchmen. They numbered 109 at the end of the year.