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unsettled; telegram no. 633, 29 August 1955; telegram no.
643 of 1 September 1955, enclosing two letters (English and
Arabic) from the Committee to the Ruler of 10 and
24 September 1955, neither of which were approved by
Ruler; Committee circular no. 27 of 19 September [FO
1016/387]\ Ruler’s attempts to deflect support from the
Committee; Political Agent, C. A. Gault to FO, 19
September 1955; same to same, no. 699 of 26 September
1955 and 3 October 1955; no. 716 of 6 October 1955
regarding the Ruler’s decision to allow supervising
committees for the Education and Health Departments [FO
371/114587]; report of a public meeting called by the
Committee, held on 7 October 1955 [FO 1016/388]
Concessions by Ruler regarding reform: decree as to
establishment of education, health and municipal councils,
13 October 1955; further to councils, 28 October 1955
[FO 1016/388]\ telegram no. 760 of 25 October 1955,
Bahrain to FO; same to same, no. 771 of 28 October 1955;
despatch no. 129, Resident to Secretary of State,
28 November 1955 outlining Ruler’s attitudes to reformists
and the influence to of HMG; FO to Sir B. A. B. Burrows,
23 December 1955, as to official support [FO 371/114587]

7.06 Disturbances and strikes in 1956 207
Secret, no. 172, Bahrain to FO, 4 March 1956 as to origins
of disturbances of 3 March 1956; telegram no. 177, secret,
Bahrain to FO of 5 March 1956 as to position of the High
Executive Committee; telegram no. 202, secret, FO to
Bahrain, 6 March 1956; no. 204, Bahrain to FO, 12 March
1956, fatalities resulting and aftermath; no. 202, Bahrain to
FO, 12 March 1956 re work stoppages; no. 215, Bahrain to
FO, 13 March 1956 [FO 371/120544/; report of disturbances
of 3 March 1956 by the Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf,
Bahrain to Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station,
6 March 1956 [FO 371/120545/; no. 207, Bahrain to FO,
12 March 1956 [FO 371/120544]
7.07 Creation of an administrative council and other reforms,
1956 229
No. 256, Bahrain to FO, 21 March 1956 as to arrangement
for the council [FO 371/120544]; details of council: copy of
Notice in translation, n.d.; recognition of the Committee of
National Union, Notice no. 17 of 16 March 1956; Notice no.
15 as to Committees allowed [FO 371/120545]; Government
of Bahrain Notice no. 18 of 18 March 1956, creating a
Board of Enquiry into the disturbances; Notice no. 56 of
21 March 1956 as to duties of an administrative council
[FO 371/120546]; role of Abdul Aziz Shemlan, FO to Prime
Minister’s Office, 9 April 1956; consideration of an
emergency measures law: FO minutes of 10 and 12 April
1956 [FO 371/120545]; defence measures: secret minute of
1 May 1956; meeting of National Union Committee with the
Ruler, 15 May 1956, no. 447, Sir B. A. B. Burrows to FO;
note in translation submitted by Committee to HH the
Ruler, 27 March 1956 [FO 371/120546/; British advice to the
Ruler in dealing with the Committee: secret, FO to Bahrain,
no. 730 of 13 July 1956; C. A. Gault, Bahrain to FO,
no. 629 of 15 July 1956 [FO 371/120547]