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Uuokatl Ualuah* It 1s hard to oay a*
I gatlior there ia great deal of "bhalbandl"
in th« corps and to keep uny at all la to

Incur ri.uk that may bo iiard to Justify*
(v) To replaoo preaunt imluahio by Baluchis of
different tribos* 1’nio doponds on tne
uueistance of Agent to Governor-General,
Buluohiotuu, wno may be roluotant to divert
the men to Bahrain from any otlior existing
Levy Corpa*
(vl) To onlist a force locally. Laly considers
this undesirable aa it would ooneidt very

largely of hajdlsv over whom there would be
no hold and all seourity would then oeaae In
Bahrain, which now has on unusually large
number of potential criminals residing in it*
Duly urges while these alternatives are being dis­
cussed und provided that number four is ruled out a detach­

ment up to 100 men (minimum 50) be sent Bahrain at onoe from
Indian Regiment at Karachi for say six months at expense of
ctato mo that he can immediately get rid of presout Lovy
corpo* This latter iu urgent as tney muut be disarmed
before 1 oun start trial of accused ana someone must take
the place of thorn for the maintenance of good order in
Bahrain where crime has greatly increased recently*