hiː hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɪstˈæblɪʃt ðə fˈɜːst kˈʌstəmz ˈɑːfɪs ɪn mænˈɑːmə æz kɹˈaʊn pɹˈɪns ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː hiː bˈɪlt ɐ pˈoːɹt fɔːɹ fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɹˈuːpiːz ænd ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kˈʌstəmɚz ˈɑːfɪsɚ klˈɔːd də ɡɹˈɛniɚɹ æz dᵻɹˈɛktɚ.
He had already established the first customs office in Manama as crown prince in 1917, and in 1923 he built a port for 5,000 rupees and appointed British customers officer Claude de Grenier as Director.