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Representational government, 1954 85

CONFIDENTIAL .
FROM BAHRAIN'TO FOREIGN OFFICE
Cyphor/OTP DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
Mr, Wall
po. 776 Di 6,15 p,m, Deoerabor 3, 195V
December 3, 195V R{ 3AO p,ra, December 3, 1954
IMMEDIATE
CONFIDENTIAL

Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No, 776 of December 3.
Repeated for information to other posts

General strike Is scheduled to start in Bahrain at 0600 hours
Dooember 4, and will last 7 days,

2, We oannot bo oertain at this stagq to what extent essential
sorviaes will be affeoted, but it seems possible that Cable and
Wireless may be unable to maintain radio communications, In
that event, we shall be able to receive and despatch brief
essontial raossages only through the Navy mr R.A.F, ohannels,
3, Foreign Offioo please see my immediately following telegram.
Foreign Office pass to Beirut, Bagdad, Cairo, Basra, Tohran,
Jedda, Daraasous as my telegrams Nos, 49, 65, 49, 15, 13, 198
and 12,
[Repeated to Beirut, Bagdad, Cairo, Basra, Tehran, Jedda
and Damascus]

DISTRIBUTED TO; ADVANCE COPIES TO:
Eastern Department Private Secretary
Communications Department Mr, Ward
Conference and Supply Department Head Communications Department
Hoad Eastern Department

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