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vrere Snai’:h A-'uullah bin ' Ida:: from Mojcl, A -dull ah as Sa T ad from
tme Ilejaa, and Ahuul V/ahah Aashi also from Ilejaz. The Connission
have conpleted their v/orh and were expected to leave for Hivadh on
tue aiternoon of the 25th to report to Ibn Saud,
90.B a^Jirair.t Governpent employees
Reference para, raph 72 of Intollipence Summary I T o,P of Ifdd.
The problem of the Ba.'irain Government enolovees is still un-
solvea partly due to the fact that His Iliphnoss the Shailrh is an
apostle ol appeasement and will not ayree to anything in the nature
of conprlsory service, and partly because the Political Ayent is
not satis!led that certain of the Bahrain Government employees are
in recei Ox a reasonable v;ayo and is not jpenared to a; ree to
compulsory service unless he is sure that a liviny wa: e is bein'
paiu to all persons who are compelled to serve the Bahrain Government.
Conversations are still proceeding. ' ‘
91,Piecenoods
Reference paragraph 82 of Intelli: ence Nummary To.9 of 19dd.
As result of the tiyhteniny up of the restrictions on the
export of piecepcods, a movement initiated by this Ayency, there
nas been a^n averaye fall in pieceyoods prices of approximately SOA.
92. Suspects
Abdvx Razzaal: hnonpi tl\e son of haji Mohammed Tayib Idionii
a lean lily merchant of Persian extraction has been oermitted b" ti^e
Banram Gover.oment to return to Bahrain. This yount nan was at one
tine considered to be anti-British and his brother Abdul hanid
Idionji wno will 1 »e returniny to Bahrain shortl 3 r was susoected of
Japanese connections. Ilaji Mohammed Tayib IChonji has for some time
oeen enaeavourin^ to obtain permission for tiie ret'irn of his sons
as i\e was findiny it very difficult at his aye (he is over seventh)
to continue his business activities and the Bahrain Government
action in accediny to his request was laryely influenced the
personal respect which His Iliyhness the Shaihh has for the" old man
nmself. The C.I.C.I. have been hept fully informed throuyh Cantain
G.Campoell the local Security Officer,
93. 3a?hrain Bchication
.The Banrain Government have decided to endeavour to obtain
tutorial staff for their schools from Byypt on the sane terms as
the nuwait Government did in 19-2. Mr. F.J.Wahelin the Director of
education wilo. snortly be leaviny for TJyypt for the purpose of re*
cruitiny tne teachers and conxludiny such arranyements as ma' T
necessary with the dyyptian Educational Department.
Mr tfaheim while in Syypt rill endeavour to obtain technical
instructors for the Technical School and if he is successful it will
oe p°^ s j-y' le to continue tiiis very beneficial institution. At one
period it seemed as if that shortaye of teaching staff and absence
Ox rav/ materials lor instructional purposes would necessitate the
clcsiny of the institution. Raw materials are still short but hone
is entertained that the export of a small quantity will be possible
xrom inuia.
9C. ,Shipping Spac e.
Both and tne Trucial tuo*st ware sufferiny aevarei^
not being able to obtain .shipping space for quota goods from India.
On the 20th it was estimated that 400 tons of quota goods for Bahrain
were waiting shipment in Bombay and Karachi and approximately the
same tonnage for the Trucial Coast. The non-arrival of the t;ea •
quota has caused a severe tea shortage and black market prices have
risen severa! hundred percent.