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Th» names of the members of the organization continued to bo
secret.
10. On 3rd Novembor tho Committee of National Union was shown

to have boon declared to bo an unlawful organization in a statement
by the Ruler which was broadcast from tho Bahrain Broadcasting
Station.
11. It was claimed that documents shown to tho Tribunal

indicatod an intention to do away with tho Shaikh and other persons
and to carry out various unlawful acts of vlolenco which were listed
in Alowat's Notice, Further that acts similar to thoso mentioned in
tho document were actually carried out by persons unknown on 2nd
November when buildings were set on fire by incondiary bombs of a typo
never boforo seen in Bahrain, Reference was also made to a statement

made by Baler at a press conference in Cairo on 8 th August referrod to
in a number of extracts from nowspapors which were produced in Court.
(Exhibit 6). There was no knowledge of any denial being published by
Bakr and it.was claimed that the throats which Bakr was reported to

have mado were similar to some of the actions which were carried out
on 2nd Novembor.
12. As to notices issued by the Committee containing statements
calculated to provoke the enmity of tho poople against the Government
and others which described as "Traitors" thoso persons who co-operated
with the Government by sitting on public councils and committees,

(Committee Notice No.25 - 22.8.1955) it was shown that certain
persons had brought to the Adviscrate anonymous threatening letters,
some of them from "The Commandos", which wore identified. (Exhibits
7&8). In some cases the Govornmont arranged for Police Protection
for tho poople who had roceived theso letters and who had complained.
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There was ovidenco that other anonymous threatening lettors had been
received by persons.
13. It was claimed the witness said that some acts which had
taken place on 2nd Novembor wore similar to actions which were to be
carried out as described in tho letter found in the possession of

Isa bin Hindi. (Exhibit 5).
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