'15/7 HAWAR ISLANDS' [‎110v] (225/540)

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Our previous remark,about the independence of Qatar
and the recognition of our rulership over it, carries its
meaning which, if the Bahrain Government does not percieve,
is not latent to those who have knowledge of situations in
these parts. y
9. The Bahrain Government try to find out some means
of geographical justification for including the Hawar Islands
among the number of islands which form Bahrain, but they
find nothing more than saying "The situation of the Hawar
Islands is undisputed. Its situation is more known to the
Rulers and public of Bahrain than to Shaikh Abdulla the
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Ruler of Qatar, because the Ruler and public of Baxi.rain
frequent tnose islands whilest no one of tne al-Thani family
had ever set foot over it". This is a foolish saying which
snows tne ignorance of its author about geographical
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situations. The Hawar islands are not more tnan a mile from
Qatar and it. is only separated from Qatar, during high ticne,
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by shallow water from the sea, but during low ebb the snort
distance between Qatar ana Hawar becomes nearly uncovered by
sea water and so directly connected as to be about traverse-
able by foot whilest^on the other hand^the Hawar Islands are
tens of miles away from Baiirain separated by deep sea which
forms the passage of sea communications, and which is the
natural bounnry between <gatar and Bahrain. Tne Hawar Islands
are considered, from a geographical point of view, as a part
which completes Qatar from the North. Any one who has the
least primary knowledge of geography will agree with tnis.
The tracing, by the Bahrain Government, of the geo
graphical connection of Eawar to Bahrain by saying tnat the
people of Bahrain frequent the islands or by saying that the
Ruler of Bahrain had visited it - assuming that he had visited
it once during his life time, although that has yet to be
proved - is one which will make people laugh at this wonaer-,
ful geographical knowledge which the Bahrain Government has
invented. The allegation that no one of the al-Tnani family
has ever set foot on it is refuteable. The late Shaikh Qasim
has visited it many times and many others of tne people of