'File 4/13 IV Zubara' [‎37r] (78/412)

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tho Shaikh of Qatar would not affoct tho ngroGmont botwoen
Moasro. Potroloun QoncoMolona Llnilted and th/it Hulor. The
Bomowhat co^llcatod quootion of adjudication in the Zubaro
area wns to bo solved b;/ oach party having jurisdiction over
hia own subjects and it was suggested that there might be a
fixed annual quota for subjects of tho State of Bahrain
rooident in 7.ubni*a vho desired to taposn. sugar, cloth, and
cereals from Bahrain. Suffico it to cay that those
cuggeotions worn onl^' partly acceptable to both aides though
I regret to say that much time was wasted before this became
apparent.
4. Eventually after many mere hours of vested effort in
endeavouring to reach a formula acceptable to both parties
it occurred to me that the fewer conditions in any agreement
th. t might be drawn up the less likely there would bo of
trouble being caused by breacheB of small rnd unimportant
clauses. Therefore I suggested tc the Shaikh of Bahrain
that it should suffice if ti e cihaikh of Qatar would be prepared
to acknowledge the personal family rights of the Al Khalifah
to their graveyard and their derelict and ruined buildings
and should express a desire for a rctui'n tc conditions as
they wore prior to the 1936 disturbances. I wrote to the
Shaikh of ' atar on these lines but his reply was not encoura
ging. Qo I decided to await the return from leave of Khan
Bahadur Syed ’bdur Wazzak when I would make one last effort
tc persuade him to bo what I considered reasonable.
<*t the end of Inst month the Khan Bahadur visited ^ntar
and after a stay of throe days returned with the shaikh of
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Qatar*s acquiescence in the suggestion that it would suffice
if they returned to tho conditions as they v/ere prior to the
rupture; but unfortunately the Shaikh inserted o clause
restricting or in fact forbidding the repairing of the present
buildings or tho conatruction of now buildings at Pubara or
/sa sr-ul-Murair