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" Politioia Agent oould arrang^for the oommand of the Corps

" to he held temporarily hy Mr Bolgrave (on ex-Anay Offioer)
in addition to hio own duties”c Mr Bolgrave, X suppose*
was working in the shaikh’s offioe at the timo of the out­
rage.
7. X oonoider it prematdre to enter into the question of

the future of the Levy Corps at this stage. Xt may be joe
possible to retain at least half the men in serrioe if
of
another strong element — preferably^/lndian Mohammedans —
oan he lntroduoed into it.
8. The wholesale condemnation of the corps is to he
deprecated If possible* as it will naturally throw doubts

on the reliability of the similar foroe at Muscat* which
has been very well reported on. Indeed* X have hoard the
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Bahrain Levies praised for their l»**4r appearance quite
recently by officers who have visited those islands.
9* Unfortunately this is the third oase of running amok

i whloh has ooourred among Baluoh Levies since uoy 1926*
I
In the first case a man killed two of his oomrades.
He was sentenced by Captain Mallam to transportation for
life. My looum tenons, colonel Crosthwaite* reduoed the

sentence to four years1 rigorous imprisonment*
The second oase ooourred at Muscat* The man was
promised his life if he surrendered* He was subsequently
sentenced to ten years' imprisonment by a Muscat godyt*
Suoh olenency* quite possibly* has a harmful moral
* \-
effect on the men generally*

X have the honour to be* \
Sir,
four most obedient servant*

Lieut*-Colonel*V.
Political .fie si dent in the Perdiaa Oulf • ! \\\