'File 5/2 II Kuwait Neutral Zone' [‎18r] (40/496)

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the Sheikh - but this state of affairs might equally be
perpetuated by agreement, in he event of the Zone being
partitioned.
11. SIH A KPS S HTAIf . reverting to the question of
grazing rights, said that he understood Colonel richaon*8
view to be that the existence of these grazing rights w s
a consequence of the neutral charact r of the zone. The
true position might well he, in tic absence of any treaty
provisions, th t they could only be exercised with the
sanction of both rulers. However that might be it was
evidently possible that the existing practical position
might be seriously disturbed by a partition of the zone.
IE, As regards th question of oil. Sir Andrew Ryan
believed it was still very uncertain where the deposits
would actually be found.
then
13* SIR ATOIfiiW YAH/ observed that on both occasions
when Fuad Hamza had spoken of the possible partition of
the heutral Zone, he (Sir Andrew Ryan) had beenstruck
by Fuad Boy*o appearance of throw!ig out the suggestion,
not as one which he or his Gover meat advocated but
as a solution which might be r.sorted to if all els©
failed, MB* B. RSiih said he had formed the same
impression. SIR AKDIIB: RYAh thought therefore that
it might be possible to shelve the proposal and only
take the matter up again if and when the Saudi Government
reverted to it, aft r all other possible solutions had
been discarded,
14. Our best policy might, he suggested, be
to keep the idea in mind with all the necessary
safeguards for grazing rights, non-fortification
etc., and for the equitable division
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