5 . ▁ ▁Some ▁American ▁officials ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁another ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁trying ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁their ▁colonial ism . ▁ ▁The ▁u pr ising ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁started ▁through ▁the ▁effort ▁of ▁Gam al ▁Ab del ▁N asser , ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁Egypt ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁going ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁secret ly ▁fund ing ▁mer ch ants ▁of ▁the ▁baz aar , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁disag re ement ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁having ▁with ▁the ▁British , ▁and ▁other ▁western ▁powers , ▁over ▁Israel . ▁ ▁The ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁would ▁take ▁advantage ▁over ▁the ▁t ensions ▁caused ▁by ▁this ▁spring ▁up he aval ▁and ▁the ▁critic isms ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁powers ▁( B rit ain , ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ) ▁to ▁supply ▁arms ▁to ▁the ▁N asser ▁government . ▁ ▁Le aving ▁Bah rain ▁Bel gra ve ▁was ▁the ▁country ' s ▁economic ▁advis er ▁for ▁thirty ▁years , ▁but ▁he ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁protest s ▁and ▁having ▁his ▁powers ▁dimin ished . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁five ▁N UC ▁men ▁were ▁ja iled ▁and ▁found ▁guilty ▁for ▁form ulating ▁a ▁plot ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁royal ▁palace , ▁kill ▁the ▁royal ▁family , ▁and ▁kill ▁Bel gra ve . ▁ ▁The ▁biggest ▁long - term ▁benefit ▁to ▁the ▁country ▁during ▁Bel gra ve ' s ▁ten ure ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁by ▁some ▁ ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁establishment , ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Mar