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their willingness to accept and participate in any step which
might bring nearer the prospect of an agreed solution to the
problem they are prepared to agree to the Saudi Arabian Govt's
proposal, provided that
(a) The Saudi Arabian Government agree that the commis
sion shall be empowered to discuss, as part of their general
investigation, the situation in regard to Buraimi and the area
claimed by the Sultan of Muscat; and
(b) for the reasons given in paragraph 4 above, the Saudi
Arabian Government are prepared to furnish detailed evidence in
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support of the claim eastward(of the blue and violet line jwhich
they have put forward.
12. H.M.G. earnestly hope tnat the technical study will lead
to the establishment of sufficient facts to provide a basis
for a further negotiation and an eventual settlement. Should,
however, this not prove to be the case they would feel obliged
to consider whether the legitimate rights of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
states under their protection would not be better secured
by the decision of an independent arbitral body based on the
principles of International Law. They wo.ld be reluctant to
recommend XHEhxaxKHMFXff recourse to such a body, in view of
their long tradition of friendship and direct dealing with
Ibn Saud, and they are still convinced that an equitable settle
ment of the question if the Saudi Arabian Govt. 6 n their part,
will, in the course of the technical study and subsequent
negotiations, show that spirit of accommodation of which
H.M.G. throughout the past negotiations have given such abun
dant evidence.