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The uarbon copy of tho note was produced from a Government fllo
and was identified. An extract from the witness's diary was road.

It was stated that tho conditions agreed upon wore disobeyed and
that oortain incidents occurod.
17. A lot tor identified as boing from II. H. the Shaikh dated
22 July 1956 addressed to tho Cor.ir.iittoo and handed to tho Secretary

at tho Rafaa Palaco in which it stated that tho members of tho
Conimitteo would be held personally responsible for any dlsordor
that might occur during a strike was produced. Conimitteo's Notico
No.77 was referred to, which ordered an indefinite continuation of
tho strike and which was worded in a manner calculated to provoke
violence.

18. A cable from tho Committee to a club in Kuwait referring
to the Government of Bahrain as "remnants of hated feudalism" was
produced. (Exhibit YX).

19. A witness gave evidence as to conversations at Jidda on
12 and 15 December with Ibrahim Fakhroo during which Fakhroo gavo the
witness tho names of persons who acted as the clerk of tho Committoo
at certain times.
20. The Commandant of the State Police identified the written
orders received by him from the Adviser on tho evening of 1st November

(Exhibit 12) and explained how the orders were carried out. He
spoke of being rung up by Bakr on 1st November, several times, of
being threatened by Bakr that if the arrested persons were not
released there would be serious trouble on the following day. Bakr
explained that they were needed to attend the meeting of tho

Committoo which would arrange about the procession, Finally the
people concerned were released. Later Ibrahim x?akhroo was arrested.
Bakr again rang up the witness demanding Fakhroo's release. This was
refused at which Bakr used violent language stating that tho
witness would himself be responsible for anything which might
happen next day. The witness then gave a detailed account of the

events which occurred on 2nd November as recorded in tho daily
diary at the Police Headquarters in the Fort whore wireless messages
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