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No. 781 D, 0,20 p.m, Doccmbcr 5, 1954-
Deocmbor 5, 1954 R. 5.17 p.m, December 5, 1954-

IMMEDIATE
CONFIDENTIAL
Situation Report;
Strike continues, All work at standstill except
essential publi'o services which are maintained by British
staffs, Only about 5 par cent of the Bahrain Petroleum
Company's local labour (grp* undec,] yesterday and probably
less today. Some Indian employees stayed away through lack
of transport or through intimidation, Bahrain staff of all
British businesses in Manamah are on strike, but firms
carrying on as far as possible with British employees. Air
services are normal, but air mail reduced to skeleton service,

2. There is a good deal [ grp, undec.] intimidation f.or
which Higher Executive Committee disdain responsibility.
The strikers' organization appeurs to be good and no
scrlouB incidents have been reported, although the Higher
Executive Committee oomplalned to me of the provocativo
attitude of Boduin police auxiliaries on Awali Road, I
have urged the Adviser to use regular police instead of
Beduin, but he lacks men,
3. I have been giving wider publicity to our reading
of the proclamation of December 1, through Ahmed Fakhra
and Mansur A1 Oraiyidh, but without a more explicit announce­
ment by the Government my explanations do not carry conviotion.

DISTRIBUTED TO: ADVANCE COPIES:
Eastern Department, Private Secretary.
Communications Department. Sir I, Kirkpatrick,
General Department, Mr. Yfard,
Nev/g Department, Head Eastern Department,
Lab</ur Adviser, Resident Clerk,

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