Update on Bahrain from Minister for the Middle East & South Asia  

17 March 2011 Dear Colleague,   Further to my previous messages on Libya, I thought it would be helpful to send you an update on the situation in Bahrain and what action the British Government is taking. On the consular side, our travel advice is today advising British nationals against all travel to Bahrain and recommending that all those without a pressing need to remain should leave. Commercial flights continue to operate out of Bahrain International Airport, and the British Government has chartered additional flights today to Dubai and London. We have deployed a Rapid Deployment Team (RDT) to Manama to assist British Nationals wishing to leave, and our Embassy continues to function with reinforced staffing. We are in contact with British nationals in Bahrain through our LOCATE system, facebook and our website. Please refer constituents to www.fco.gov.uk for the latest travel advice...