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Enclosure No. 2 to Bahrain Agency despatch No. 12 or
December // . 19*37 to the Political Resident.

On tho 10th of December 1956 the nominated members of
the noy/ Majliss presented themselves before His Highness The
Ruler of Bahrain at Rufa' Palace, These Majllss are for the
municipalities, the regulation of diving, trade, minors, waqfs,

agriculture and water, The total of the members is fifty,
His Highness delivered the following speech on this
occasion,
Gentlemen:

Bahrain has been exposed to a series of incidents and
disturbances during the last three years, during which time
the state of trade, the Government machinery and the public
welfare in Bahraini have been affected and hindered. We are
here not to go through particulars of the damages caused by
those acts, though most of them are known to you. The action

which we saw necessary to be taken in order to maintain
security in Bahrain did not mean that we would hesitate to
accomplish the reforms about which we had already made
announcements,

It is much to be regretted that in spite of all efforts
the Committee of National Union did not co-operate in achieving
all those aims and in carrying out the reforms which they
alleged they were working for, V/hat happened was that they j
concentrated on paralysing the v/orking of the Majliss and
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organisations which were founded thirty or forty years ago
for the public service and for looking after the public interest.
These Majliss were obliged to cease functioning and therefore
the Government was obliged to diBOolve the Committee,

We would like, on thi6 occasion, to express our appreciation \
of those minorities who valued their duty and responsibility
toward the public interest and continued to work in the Majliss
and bore that burden.
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