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Jaber as Sabah,
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Government of Bahrairty
Education Department* \
26th*Muharram 1363. \Vfl ^
(22nd. January 1944). '
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ller llZelf* * ° f th6 H0Stel and t0 ask her for * r St
, i I am uncertain whether Mrs.Mellor would accept a present.Et might be
■A lasher to leave the matter to the end of the term.I hope to visit Cairo again
his summer to see the Kuwait students and I think that it might be better
I ook any present,that you might wish to make,As 1 shall be in Kuwait
gai.n In a short tlmo we can discuss the matter then*
, tkink ohat your suggestion that you hold night classes in English
jiu Arabic is an excellent one,and wish them every success*
f* 5 ^ h - Januar y the Director of Education wrote to me about the dismissal
f S-^7 reply I told him that he must do as His Highness and yourself
ish and that the matter is closed* J
5.In connection with this I would like to make the following remarks*
pticles 11 and 14 of the staff rules are universally used in contracts
he then educational or not. If a teacher is dismissed he receives either 3 months
jiotice or three months pay in lieu of it.I admit that Shimlan's case was
ixceptional but I hope, for the sake of the Department, that the rules will stand.
There is another clause which in my opinion should be added.That is that
f a teacher is sick and has a doctor’s certificate he or she will be paid
ull salary for one month and half salary for a second month after which no
urther salary will be paid until the teacher returns to work.This rule is
Iso applied universally and I»hope that you will agree to add it.
• In my reply i o the Director I have asked him that all his communications
o me be sent through you and have reminded him that he should take his
nstructions from you as I am only Adviser and not Rais al Maaref.
7.1 am very pleased to learn that His Highness has agreed t© allokw
stad Ali Halkal to visit Bahtain.Our mid term holiday is from 25th.Pebruary
o 1 xth*inarch*I suggest that you have your holiday from 3rd. to 17th*Ma.rch
nd that Ustad Ali spends that time with us and returns to Kuwait with me
hen I make my second visit of the year to you.
8*Mr.Highwood of the British Council has written to me about the boys in
lairo.He says:
’17 boys arrived in Cairo on the morning of 6th*0ctober.They were met at
he station by Mohd.Shalabi who had been sent by the Ministry of Education,
hey spent sometime on the station and at 2.30 P.M. Shalabi rang up asking
or help.With the assistance of the two lad£ secretaries of the British
nstitute the 17 rather dirty and hungry young men were temporarily housed
n the Institute.As it was Thursday nothing could be done at the Ministry
nd so v.e arranged to put them all at the Orman School under the charge of
rs.Mellor who was very kind and helpful.They remained there until the schobl
ear began.
’ I saw Naguib Hashem,Controller General of Missions,many times before we
ere able to decide on their destinations.Abdullah Jaber is at the Oman
chool and 10 at the Saidieh School.The problem was what to do with the
emaining five.Eventually after much discussion and arranging the Head Master
|f the Tanta School agreed to accept them*I was In Tanta last week and saw
fhe boys who looked well and happy.I am told that they are good in Arabic but
heir English is very week indeed.The Head Master,Affifi Bey,is an exceedingly
;ocd man and the schoolTs a fine clean looking building,so I think that they
re in good hands.