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To put an ond to tho powers or tho Rulor iu to deprive the
Rulejr of hlo oovoroignty. Tliio otatomont, mudo by the Acting
O0crotary of tho Couunittoo of U0tionnl Union ia a clear
revolution of tho alma of the C.N.U,
In tho same letter Shomlan anko a member of t lie Egyptian
Qovornmont who waG at that timo a M^nlotcr, to diaregard a
let tor from the Ruler of Dahrain which, Shomlan believed, wan
aont by tho hand of tho Director of Education of the buhruin
Government.from Hie Highness to Jumal Abdul al Ilaoor, The !
fact that no such lottor wao oont by Ilia Higlinens does not
affect, tho intention oi' the writer whooo object was Lo influence
tho Egyptian authorities against the wishes of the Ruler of
Ualiraln,
6, • Anothar document, Exhibit • • * • • . found in Shemlun's
pooooooion, partly typad and purtly written in hie handwriting,
in a report from Abdul Rahman bakir of meetings in Cairo with
Government officials, newopuper ownora and broadens ting officials.
Among the people whom ho .not was the editor of Akhor Sa'u,
Jamcl Arif, who bln Dalcir describco as a man with "a wonderful
revolutionary spirit", In order to obtain the support of this
puper Bln bakir revealed to tho editor the real object of the
Commit toe in the following words: "The next step of the
Executive Committee is going to be really active. If they
succeed wo will overthrow the present rulo". This again is
a clear indication of tho object of the Higher Executive Committoo,
7. i (l'ho Coi.inittee is responsible for the dir.turbancos which
occurred at the beginning of November. The Comnittoc imbliohed
a notice on 1,11.56, No. 77i ordering u strike until further
notice from Friday November 2nd. On tho ovoning of Thursday,
November 1st, A^dul Rahman bakir, Co ore tu ry of the Co.:unittoe of •!
National Union, v/aa givon permission by the Advisor, acting on
behalf of tho Bahrain Government, to organise a procession on
Friday, November 2nd, in the morning. Trc following conditions
were laid down by the Adviser and were nccoptod by A^dul Ralunan
bQklr, on behalf of tho Committee:
(a) Tho procossion should start from tho "mosque" behind the k
American Mission at 10 o* clock in the ..lornlng.
(b) It should keep to a certain route not passing the ' I
Political Agency and after completing its march it should return
to the "mosque" and disperse from there.
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(c) It should bo a peaceful procession. 11
(d) Thcro should be some police ahead of tho proceooion and
behind it,
These instructions wero communicated to the Commandant of Otate M
Police iiunediatoly after the Advisor interviewed Abdul Rahman
Bakir, in a hand-written note. These conditions wore agreed to
by Bin Bakir,
Tho facts pbout the "peaceful" procession are so well
known that it is hardly necesoary to produce ovidence on this
subject but the two officers who wore in Police vehicles Y/ith . ;
th^prooession will state what actually occurred, •
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The procession did not follow the route which had been I
agreed upon, It demonstrated in front of the Political Agoncy,
It wao not a peaceful procession, It was accompanied by
violence, destruction of buildings and property belonging to
the Ruler, tho Government, commercial firmo and private
individuals, It caused a otato of grave disordor v/hich
continued, to a lossor extent, during tho folbwing ten days.
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