Internal political situation in Bahrain

This file contains correspondence and documents relating to the arrest, trial and sentencing of Bahraini detainees. It includes an account of events, written by Political Agent in Bahrain C A Gault; the Bahrain (Removal of Prisoners) Order, 1956; the Prisoners Removal (Bahrain and St Helena) Order, 1956; a request from the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa to the Queen of Britain for permission to move prisoners to St Helena; a warrant to the Captain of HMS Lock Insh to convey the three detainees to St Helena; an agreement between the Ruler of Bahrain and the Governor of St Helena, for the removal of the detainees to St Helena for the period of their imprisonment; summary of the proceedings against the five members of the Committee of National Union before a special tribunal; personal papers belonging to the detainees, as well as public proclamations produced by the Committee of National Union; cuttings of newspaper articles about the riots in Bahrain (17).