"ملف 19/243 ( I (C 69 الزبارة" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٩] (٤١٦/٣٠٤)

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9. ^aliraiu represeatatives suggested that
for eight years the status quo of ^ubara should
reiaaia as it ^as before the present dispute# ihis
does not seem acceptable to v atar represeatatiyes
although the su ;^estion as discussed and some
safeguardiiifc clauses were tentatively suggested by
^atar such as a clause regarding surrender of fugi
tives from justice and agreeaent that neither utnte
would stir up trouble against the other ijtate in
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^.ub^ra* Whe time suj^estion was dropped and ooth
parties agreed to search for soiae acceptable xoruiula
to insert in this clause.
10• Section 2, (part £/• Bahrain represen
tatives oifered to add to this clause words to the
effect that the ..atar uil v;oapany had lull liberty
to work in ^ubara area#
11• section 3 and 4 were agreed to#
1^# Before the meeting ended the atar repre
sentatives urged the Bahrain representatives to give
them a signed letter agreeing to all the clauses as
worded in their draft except clause 1 of part L.
They stated that if they received this signed assurance
they would refer the ^aatter to the ituler of % atar in
hopes of being able to revise the wordin b of the un
acceptable clause. Bahrain representatives refuseci
to ^ive any. written a^reeaent until the other saall
changes in wording had been corrected•* . v atar repre-
sentatives were displeased at this and the aeetlaj
caiae to an end.
lb. i *fter the uaeeting a revised draft, of
which 1 enclose a copy, containing the various points
which had bean brought up by Bahrain, was prepared