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CONFIDENTIAL
FROM BAHRAIN TO FOREIGN OFFICE r'
Cypher/CfTP DEPARTMENTAL
DISTRIBUTION "*
Mr. Wall
No. 780 D;4>35 p.m. December 4, 1954
Deoember ’. 1954 R: 1.51 p.m. December 4, 1954
IMMEDIATE
CONFIDENTIAL
Addressed to Beirut telegram No. 50 of December 4
Repeated for information to; Foreign Office
Situation reports,
8trike appears to be about 90 per cent effective. So far
no picketing but some intimidation by anonymous letters.
Incidents reported up to 2 p.m. Police controlling main
road lexlits from Manama and using the Ruler*6 Bedouin in
three outer posts, and for patrol of pipeline. Delivery
of mall and telegrams not possible, but Cable and Wireless
arc able to receive and despatch English language messages,
and the postmaster has moved to the Agency to handle malls
vrhloh are [? gp, omitted] from the airport by R,A,F • t
Air servioe unaffected, but sea port working except for
passengers, disembarking at a standstill.
Foreign Offioe pass to Beirut as my telegram 50,
[Repeated to Beirut],
DISTRIBUTED TO: ADVANCE COPIES TO:
Eastern Department Mr. J.O. Ward
Communications Department Private Secretary
Conference and Supply Department Head of Eastern Department
Resident Clerk
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