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REPORT OH THE PUBLIC MEETING,
CALLED BY THE HIGH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
;! OH THE OCCASION OF BOTH THE FORTIETH
DAY AFTER THE DEATH OF EL HUSSAIN AND
THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE HIGH
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
HELD ON 7T1I OCTOBER, 19513.

I The Bothering waa larger than the previous onen.

There were about uix thouoand peroona. They were anxious i
to know what the High Executive Committee hud to comment on

the Government proclamation about eotabliahlng the Councilo.
The opcakora were Ebrahim el Khnyat, Abdul Ruhman el
Baker, Abdul Ralmian cl Mn'awdah, Taq.1 el Bahranah, and Abdul
Aziz ol Shumlan. The upoech of TAQI El, BAHRANAH waa about
: the lubourerc, el Khuyat ubout el Husnuin'u life and virtues
and el Mu'uwdu delivered a poem thunking the membera ol' the r

Committee and the peraono who took part In the movement.
The important upeochoo were the oneo delivered by el
Baker and e.L Shamlan. The following la the extract of el
Baker'a speech:-

"The people have suffered much during the paat year
but they paaoed it oucceaarully. They proved emphatically
their unity in upite of the conapiracy plotted by the truitoro.
The tenth ol* i.iuhurrum v/aa a strong proof of this unity.
Certuin youtha from both acota volunteered to lead the

proceaaiona and maintain order which they did oucceaafully.
There are many works achieved by the Commi Itee during
the luct year. The first thing wua maintaining a good-will
and underctunding between the two sects which waa alone enough
to attach a value to the Committee. The second deed was the

establishment of a trade union and obtaining the Government
approval to luy down the Labour Law and allow the Labour
Rcpreocn tative o/