"ملف 19/243 ( I (C 69 الزبارة" [و‎‎١‎٣‎٣] (٤١٦/٢٧٢)

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Copy of a demi-ofiicial letter No.G/'334-4/13 dated the I
bth May 1937 from tne Political Agent, Baurain to L r r.C.
Lalrymple Eelgrp.ve, C.B.ii., Adviser to tne Jariram Goveniment|
Bahrain.
The Honourable the Political Resident has
instructed me to conlirm m writing the various points which
were discussed at the meeting whicn took place tnis morning
between His Higiiness Gnialm Sir Hamaa bin T Isa ai Khalilcn,
K.G.I.E., G.S.I., Shaikh 'Abdullah bin T Isa, G.I.^., Shaikh
Salman bin Hamaa, the Political Resident ana myself, at
which you were present.
2. The mam points whicn were made were as follows
(a) His Highness tne Shaikh of Bahrain agreed that,
if his claim to Zubarah was upheld, he iiad no
objection to.the Oil Company, who at present
held tne ^atar lease, working within or below
the area and that his claim to the Zubarah area
m no way atiectea the present lease ol tne
^atar Oil Company;
(bj That he had no objection to the Oil Company
constructing a port within the area ol Zubarah
and he stated that he would be responsible for
the protection of the saia port;
(c) Tnat the points whicn nave already been
aiscussea between you and Lis Highness, which
were to form the basis for possible agreement
between the Ruler of Bahrain ana the Ruler of
i^itar, regarding the Zubarah question were
again mentioned and it was made clear to His
Highness tnat they were merely a basis for
discussion ana tnat he was not m any my bound
to confine himself solely to these points or to
put forwara any ot them during the forthcoming
discussions.
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