"ملف 19/163 II (C 77)‎ علاقات نجد-البحرين" [و‎‎٦‎١] (٤٤٤/١٣٤)

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GOVERNMENT OE INDIA,
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EXPRESS LETTER
IN, B % —This is an ORIGINAL MESSAGE, sent by -post to save telegraphic
expense and undue use of the wires, but intended to he treated, on
receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To
save time and formalities it is worded and signed as if it had been
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From _ political Hesldant,
Bushire*
To - Secretary of State for Indiat London, ) with copy of
) Jedda telegram
Repeated Secretary to the GoTerament of India, ) quoted below.
External Affairs Department, New Delhi*)
His Majesty^ Ghargfe d 9 Affaires, Jedda.
h. Political Agent, Bahrain.
3ubj ec 1 1 Saudi claim to certain Bahrain
islands.
Mo. 577 .3 of J^gsa. Dated loth hot ember, a.
slith reference to Jedda telegram No.7 of the 2nd November 1958
I enclose herewith a copy of an Sxpress letter Ko.C/679 -l.a /29, dated
the 5th NoTember 1938, from the Political Agent, Bahrain.
2. These two islands come within the, scope of those indicated in
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Paragraph 3 of India Office letter No.P.2.2904/38, dated the 29th April
1938, to Petroleum Concessions Limited, since they are definitely
mentioned in the first paragraph of the description of the boundary
of the area to be offered by the Bahrain Governmesnt to Petroleum
Oorscessioaa Limited annexed to feight man's Sxpress letter No. 33 5-10/14,
dated the 22nd May 1938. ^ ^
It seems to me obvious that the Libainat ("Libainaf") are the
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same islands referred to by the Political Agent, Bahrain, as Bain-al-
ebir and Bain-as-Saghir. The ♦a 1 of the article ♦al 1 has been
omitted /
S. 6.