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3. Cm AL K HAL I FA H FAMILY .
(i) His Highness Shaikh Sir Salman bin Hamad Al
Khalifah, K.C.I.E,, the Ruler of Bahrain, continued to
take a great interest in all state affairs and, in par
ticular, in the food rationing system which was subsi
dised by his government to the extent of Rs.11,800,000. V
in late November His Highness accompanied by
his uncle. Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa al Khalifah, C.I.E.,
xhxx and other members of the Al Khalifah family went on
a shooting trip to Saudi Arabia. The party proceeded as
far as Hafar where most of the shooting was done and, on
tneir return a month later, were seen off at Al Khobar by
His Highness the Amir Baud. It is said that the trip cost
more than Rs.300,000.
(ii) Shaikh Salman bin Mohammad, fifth son of the
senior uncle of His Highness was sent to Jerusalem in
April for a course of judicial training.
(iii) Khalid bin Mohammad bin Shaikh Abdulla bin
Isa returned from Egypt in November. His education has
led him into the paths of youth organizations, in this
instance not conducive to the best interests of Bahrain.
POLICE .
police.
Naturs.
Strength on
1.1.1945
31.12.1945
British
_
7
Indians
5
4
Arabs
293
384
Followers
30
30
Clerks
-
7
328
432
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Manama
52
31
Muharraq
47
42
Other Posts
74
64
173
137
The increase in the strength of the State
Police is due to the disbanding of the Special Defence
police on the Oil fields who were then absorbed into the
State Police. The decrease in the strength of Naturs is
due to the lack of suitable men for enlistment.
fhere were no serious crimes during the year.
The incidence of thefts was smaller than that of the pre
vious year. The three most prominent cases were those
in vyhich 35,00(1 rounds of ammunition were stolen from the
Royal Air Force, 18,000 rounds of ammunition from the State
police and 20 tyres by an American citizen from the Bahrain
Petroleum Company. There were 34 road accidents resulting
in 12 deaths and 3 serious injuries.
AGRICULTURE .
The Egyptian Agriculturist left the Bahrain
Government during the year.
(Continued)