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7.08 Report into March disturbances by the Board of Enquiry,
June 1956 251
Despatcli no. 65, Bahrain to Secretary of State, 11 June
1956; copy of the report, May 1956; FO minute of 26 June
1956 regarding Judge Haines’ comments on report [FO
371/120547]

7.09 Developments in autumn 1956 275
Despatch no. 103, Resident to Secretary of State, 9
September 1956 [FO 371/120549]] Government of Bahrain
Notice prohibiting demonstrations, 1 November 1956 [FO
1016/470/; speech by the Ruler to new councils, Bahrain to
FO, 21 December 1956 [FO 371/120549]] strike action and
trial of members of the Committee of National Union,
24 December 1956 [FO 1016/470]

7.10 Complaints regarding the government adviser, Charles
Belgrave 289
Calls for the dismissal of the government adviser, Bahrain to
FO, 4 March 1956; official resignation, 13 August 1956
[FO 371/120544]

7.11 Trial and exile of political prisoners, March-Deccmbcr
1956 293
Press conference held by Abdel Rahman El-Bakir, 30 March
1956, no. 606, Cairo to FO; British Embassy, Cairo, to
Bahrain, 18 May 1956; same to same, 9 June 1956
[FO 371/120566]] charges against committee members, n.d.
[FO 371/126894]] publicity on detainees, Resident to FO,
no. 1173, 15 December 1956; transfer of prisoners to
St Helena: Bahrain to FO, 24 December 1956; warrant,
26 December 1956; agreement [FO 1016/470]] request from
the Ruler to HMG to agree to exile of prisoners at
St Helena, 17 January 1957 [FO 371/126894]] trial of
political prisoners: resume of court proceedings against five r
members of the Committee of National Union from trial of
22-23 December 1956 [FO 371/1126896]

7.12 Visits to Bahrain by Middle Eastern leaders in 1956 319
No. 255, Bahrain to FO regarding the visit of Anwar Sadat,
21 March 1956 [FO 371/120544]] stop-over by Mr Nehru:
FO minute, 13 June 1956; telegram no. 533 of 8 June 1956,
Bahrain to FO; telegram no. 578 of 21 June 1956 as to
response of Bahraini citizens to Mr Nehru; Resident to
D. M. Riches, FO, 25 June 1956, as to general effect on
Bahrain politics of visits by political leaders [FO 371/120547]
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7.13 Study of Bahrain’s administrative machinery, 1957 329 f
Despatch no. 4 of 27 January 1957, Agency to Resident,
outlining goals of the study and proposals offered by Mr
J. R. Cummins [FO 371/126895]] C. A. Gault, Political
Agent to D. H. M. Riches, FO, as to implementation of
Cummins’ suggestions, 25 July 1957; formation of municipal
councils, announcement by HH Sh. Sir Salman bin Hamad
Al-Khalifa, enclosures nos. 1—3 to Bahrain Agency depatch
no. 12 of 11 December 1957 [FO 371/126897]

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