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Despatch No. 32 BRITISH RESIDENCY,
(1011/1/31/55) BAHRAIN.
CONFIDENTIAL March 22, 1955#

Sir,
I have the honour to transmit to you herewith a copy
of the mebsage which, in accordance witjh the Instructions
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contained in your telegram No. 211 of March 10, Her
Majesty’s Political Agent, Bahrain, gave Abdurrahman al
Bakir on March 17 in reply to the memorandum which, as

reported in my despatcl^o. 23 of February 22, the 11 High
Executive Committee" sent you during your brief stop hero
en route for Karachi and Bangkok, Mr. Qault read the
reply ovor to Mr. Al Bakir, and subsequently handed him
an unsigned copy of the text since it was felt that
misunderstanding was certain to arise if he received

nothing in writing.
2. While Mr. Gault was reading the text ho gained
the impression that Abdurrahman al Bakir did not like the
terms of the reply. And when he had finished, the
latter protested that his Committee had never had any

intention of doing anything illegal or indulging in any
act of violenco. He protested also that he had been
told by Mr. Audsley that this Committee wore to choose
four names for the workers' representation on the Labour
/Committee

The Right Honourable
Sir Anthony Eden, K.G., M.C., M.P.,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Office,
London, 8.W. 1.