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Bahrain reforms, 1929 603

and not political: he has no hand in uny matter that
affecto the daily livco of the people, and owing to the
fact that tii. Bahrain revenue consists alraoat exclusively

of the customs receipts, any falling off under thi3 nead
is a much more serijus matter tnan would be a decrease
under one head in a more normal buuget. his dealings are
alwoot exclusively v/itu the commercial classes,shipping
companies etc. , and not v/itu the mass of the people. As
Uolonci Barrett asked, why replace a foreigner who lias
proved his efficiency by a less efficient foreigner,wnich
is what tne replacement of i/.r.de Grenier by an ISgyptian,

Syrian or Iraki would mean, i may mention that Mr. de
Grenier is on an indefinite contract terminable cy 3
months notice on either side, so there will be no difficul­
ty in dispensing with his services snould this at any
time be considered desirable.

13. To sum up, i do not think it v/il. oe pOBsiole
to dispense witn the services of ..ir.Bclgrave within
any time that need ec taken into consideration at present.
as regards tne police, mr.Burxe will proeably reGign in
a year or two,and tne question of his successor can be
taken up then: it depends to a great extent on v/hetner
oil is found in Bahrain or not. Meanwhile however I
recommend that steps oh»uld be taken to replace tne Indian

police by Soudanese next year,and request tne approval
of tie Government of India to this. As regurus tne
Customs, i v/ouiu suggest tint i be authorised to inlorm
tne Shaikh that there is no jojoctijn to the retention

of «r. de Grenier.
14. Since drifting ti.e above i have been informed

cy his majesty's Minister «t Tehran tiiut the Government
of India have agreed in principle to the transfer of the
Hesidejicy to the Arab oide subject to certain conditions
which are at present under consideration in England.it
seems not improbable that tne Reuiuency will be transferred
to