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companies, which -- in a sense -- became Bahrain’s own version of Egypt’s Suez

                   Canal Company.


                          The disturbances of the year did not end at this point, as later a decision


                   made by the Bahraini Administration against Al-Bakir developed into an

                   overwhelming support for the latter.  The result was the creation of the nationalist


                   party coinciding with the Anglo-Egyptian evacuation treaty and Nasser’s tightened

                   grip on Egypt’s rule.













































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