"ملف 10/10 III منطقة إضافية بالبحرين" [و‎‎١‎٨] (٩٦/٣٥)

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traps at the Bainas nor have they removed any of the
guano deposits. The Government gardens at Budeya
and Jida and the Yateem garden at Barhar have been
supplied with manure mainly from the guano of the
Baina islands. In the case of Jida and Budeya, since
the prison was established at Jida in 1940, prisoners,
in charge of police, have "been employed in "bringing
guano to the Government gardens. All this time nohody
from Saudi Arabia has gone to the islands or made any
objection to their use by Bahrain.
5. In 1936 the Bahrain Government erected stone
beacons on all the islands belonging to Bahrain includ
ing the two Baina islands. The beacons were large and
visible from a long distance, they were made of stone
and cement and had numbers painted on them. They were
erected by the Public Works Department.
6. Shaikh Ali bin Khalifah bin Sulman bin Daij
Alkhalifah, a member of the Ruling family, holds a docu
ment, a copy of which, with a translation, is enclosed.
The document which is dated 1296 Hejira, about 73 years
ago, is for the sale of a portion of the sea between
the west coast of Bahrain up to the shore of what is now
Saudi Arabia, opposite the coast of Bahrain. During
his lifetime Shaikh Sulman bin Daij used to let the fish
ing rights in this part of the sea to the Dawasir of
Budeya and to the Bu Palas and Bu Lahej families of
Hedd. The leases were written by Almas A1 Habshi, one
of Shaikh Isa's slaves who dealt with many of Shaikh
Isa's affairs.
Sulman bin Daij died and according to the family
custom, his property reverted to the Ruler. Shaikh
Isa took over the fishing rights but it appears that he
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