Bahrain: internal political situation

This file relates to the internal political situation in Bahrain. It includes correspondence concerning:

• Circulars from The National Union Committee (CNU)
• The resignation of Sir Charles Belgrave, advisor to the Bahrain Government
• The harm caused to Bahrain by CNU's activities
• The response of the CNU to a letter from the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa concerning the Bahrain Public Order Ordinance 1956 and its meaning for the CNU scout movement
• The visit of Abdul Rahman Al Bakr, Secretary of the CNU, to Bahrain in September 1956
• A report on articles from a 'new' Arab nationalist newspaper Ash-Shu'lah which is really an extension of the newspapers Al-Qaafilah and Al-Watan
• The dissolution of the CNU and the arrests made of prominent committee members Al Bakr, Abdul Aziz Al Shamlan, Ibrahim Musa and Abdul Ali Alaiwat following riots caused by inflammatory statements made by CNU members on 2 and 3 November 1956. The committee members intended to murder and depose Sheikh Salman and govern the State themselves.