"ملف رقم ٠٦٢٩ مراسلات تتعلق بالأرض الواقعة تحت مياه البحر خارج المياه الإقليمية" [و‎‎٢‎٩] (٩٤/٥٧)

Translation of letter dated the 5th ]Dhul Hajjah 1368
(28-9-1949) frora Shaikh Shakhhut bin Sultan^ Ruler of
Abu Ihabif to the Political Agent* Bahrain*
After CoinpliraentB.
I acknovledge the receipt of your letter dated the
7th September 1949 equivalent to the 14th Phul Qa f adah 1368
in which you stated that the Company wishes to go to arbitration
and claims certain rights to the sea-bed*
I write to inform you that there is no mention what
soever of any type of sea-bed in the Agreement* A& regards the
Company , 8 statement that I sent no reply to the letters %friich
they had sent to me on this subject until the expiry of the
time allowed for the appointment of an arbitrator* this is
against truth and facts* The Company and myself have the
letters exchanged between us* I received from them a letter
dated the 20th June 1949 corresponding to the 23rd Sha f aban
1368 and before the expiry of the limited time I sent them a
reply and asked them to appoint an arbitrator for me in order to
rank with them but my letter met no success until the 18th July
1949 corresponding to the 23rd Ramadhan 1368* This is the
cause for the expiry of the period* If the Company compels me
to enter into litigation with them it is certain that the place
at which arbitration is to take place will be London* I will
appoint as an arbitrator one of the advocates of the Courts of
Justice and will be in direct contact with the proceedings and
details of my case. Instead of the Company 1 s claim to what I
Have (right to) I will claim from them my rights and will subject
their Concession to examination and criticism without prejudice
to both sides* The Company has rights and obligations and has
to choose either this or that. The question of arbitration to
which I refer is to be postponed until such time as I find appro
priate for carrying out what is necessary*
Usual Ending*