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sum to overcome, I huvo asked Belgrave if he oan
let me huvo un estimate and after its rocoipt the
desirability of removal to u now site can be balanced
with the financial outlay, and the question finally
sot tied. $ >j|i-
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17. As regards Education. There are two points
for consideration, one of which is the provision of a
Director of Education in which connection please see
my telegram No.52 dated the 7th February. 1946. Since
its despatch the picture has altered in that the man
the Bahrain Government had in mind is no longer
available. The question now, therefore, is one of
principle whether the Duhrain Government is to continue
to depend on the British Council for u Director or
whother the Director should be a state employee, you
will see from the enclosure to indiu Office Express
Letter No. Ext.1043/46 dated the 14th February, 1946,
that the BrJLtiah Council uro suggesting that the
Bahrain Government should employ an Englishman us >.«■' /ibvi
Head-master in the secondary school. The case might I
bo resolved by the British council's finding the Head­
master and the Bahrain Government the Director both of
whose services could be made available to Kuwait for
necessary periods.
18. A further point for discussion is thut the
Shoikh is very doubtful if he is receiving any good
return for the expenditure on education in Egypt.
He is not at all suro tlmt the boys do not absorb
ideas of a trend which may bo harmful to the state.
He is toying with the possibility of sending them
to Beirut to the American University. That would
not be desirable; neither is it really practicable
to send them to the Sudan. Each boy costs the State
Rs.5,000 a year, and I wonder if it would not be a
more paying proposition to reduce the number of students
sent abroad, spond more on each individual and sond
them to England.
19. As regards technical education, the situation
is that che school is now being run under the super­
vision of a local teacher. This is not satisfactory
and consequently I havo upproachod the Buhruin Petro­
leum Company. Thut Compuny inform nie thut u certain
sum of dollars, 50,000 I bcliove is the figure, has
been allotted for technical education, supply of
machinery, necessary tools, etc., and that the proposal
, was to train youths in BAPCO shops utilizing the part
time services of the company's skilled employees.
I, therefore, proposed to tho General Management that
they should combine their scheme with the Bahrain
Technical School and run the latter for the Bahrain
Government. Ward Anderson favoured tho idea and details
of the scheme on the above linos will bo worked out hero
and sent to the New York Board of Directors for comments.
| The Bahrain Government is in favour of tho proposal in
1 general, und I shall keep you informed of developments.
20. As regards Customs. Expenditure in this
Department is controlled by tho Advisor in the same
way as in tho Engineer's Office. Belgrave is agreeable,
/however.......