Activities of subversive elements

This file concerns subversive activities and internal security in Bahrain during the crisis surrounding the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It contains memoranda, correspondence, weekly security reports and extracts from the BBC's Summary of World Broadcasts concerning:

• Minor incidents involving bombs targeted at the Bahrain State Police
• The security threat posed by the visit of King Hussein Bin Talal of Jordan to Bahrain
• The two year anniversary of the March 1965 disturbances; and the release of some of the remaining detainees
• An anti-British telegram from Bahraini students in the Soviet Union
• Criticism of Al Adwha by the Voice of the Arabs for taking a neutral stance between ‘revolutionary’ and ‘reactionary’ Arab States
• Appeals by the Bahraini National Liberation Front to Shia Bahrainis
• Antagonism towards the Jewish community, including arson attacks and rumours that Jews have poisoned the water supply
• Demonstrations marking the outbreak of the Arab-Israeli War
• The refusal of dock workers to load British and US tankers
• The suspicion that the British are pro-Israel and the possible damage to Britain's long term interests in Bahrain
• Parsons’ despatch concerning the course of the crisis in Bahrain
• The strong anti-West line taken by Al Adwha and the subsequent intervention by the Ruler
• The limited and disorganised boycott of British goods and services
• The effects of the crisis upon economic affairs in Bahrain
• A speech by the Bahraini Representative at the Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organisation conference
• Concerns regarding possible outbreaks of unrest following the ‘non aligned-resolution’ at the General Assembly (UN)
• The effects of the withdrawal from Aden on the internal security situation.