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(KA' 1016/1,4) v. • ■ •• . • . December 23 p 195$» M*
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X bay© rewd -wMh interest Your KxoeUonQy’o despatch
Nor*)2^ 9f.th©\2Qth of Wflf.fN"&op and Hr, Gault1* deepatoh No, 13
Qf the 2Qtb. pf ^Q-ycmbpr^il^Ting your assessment of t^c position
following the pgi?bqmorit pf tjho Ruler of Bahrain to the ,

formation of ropropentatiyq qopwittees to supervise the
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deportment© of Health and BduoaHw end the Municipalities,
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2, Though I hope that.by satlqfjring; the more moderate
elements the Ruler Fill hay© drawn away support from tbaee
Booking to orgoniee further agitation, it ia perhopo unlikely
that the reformiata will long romain oohtent with this measure

of representation^ 1 agree however that Your Exoellenoy and
Hor Majesty’s Politioal Agent ^should take the line that the
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Ruler has token substantial and oatiBfaotory atepa to improvo
the administration and to provide for consultation with pubiiq
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opinion and for the partioipation of the people themselves in

their government, You have previously assured the reformists
of our oonfidenee in the Ruler’s good intentions in this rospeot
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and the present measures show this to have been fully Justified,
You could also, as you suggest, emphasise the advantages of
waiting t° bos how theso arrangements work out before
contemplating any further ohangee, At the same time you will

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Hie Szoellonoy
Blr Bernard Burrow*# K,g,M,Qlf
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Bahrain**'

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