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CONFIDENTIAL

FROM BAHRAIN TO FOREIGN OFFICE

Cyphor/OTP DISPARTMENTAL
DISTRIBUTION
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Sir B, Burrows
No, 533 D, 11#i»0 a,vu Juno 0, 1956
June 0, 1956 H. 2,12 p,m, Juno 8, 1956

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Addressed to Foreign Offloo telegrpm No, 533 of Juno 8,
Repeated far information to U.K,H,C, Now Delhi

The Indian Prime Minister's proposed stop at Bahrain
on the v/ny to London,

There is a report, hitherto unconfirmed, that the
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Committoe of National Union has sent the Indian Prirao Minister j
a telegram either urging him to instruct the local Indian
community to lend support to the Committee in pursuit of
their political demands, or possibly asking for his more
general mediation in their negotiations with the Ruler,
It is, therefore, possible that representations or an attempt
to demonstrate may be made on the Prime Minister’s arrival
here, and it would seem desirable that lie should be briefed
in advance.

2, The Indian community has so far completely disassociated
itself from local politics. They are, however, not popular
with the local population with whom they compote in the labour
market on lower rates of pay. Criticism of numbers of Indians
employed by the oil companies, B,0,A,G, and some of the larger
commercial concerns is a recurrent theme in the Nationalist
Press, There have boen a number of oases rooently of Indians
suffering minor molostation at the hands of young Arabs, and
the Canraittcc of National Union some weeks ago Issued a
statement deploring these manifestations. I
/3, We sent