"ملف رقم ٠٢١٦ النزاع حول خور غناضة" [و‎‎٧‎٦] (١٧٦/١٥١)

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The 17th January, 1047.
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hear Colonel hay,
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**ilL you please reler to the correspondence
ending with paragraph 0 of my express Letter No".C/670
dated the 23rd of June, 1046, on the subject of the dispute
between Dubai and Abu Dhabi over the Khor Ohanadi-iah? I*
enclose two tabulated statements of the claims of both
parties which I have compared and marked according to the
value of each claim made. The result leaves no room for
doubt that the Khor Chanadhah is in iibu Dhabi territory.
. Tile Political Officer, Trucial Coast, the
Residency agerlt and myself are all agreed that it would be*
better not to announce a decision, .amongst the reasons
x or this are that both Shaikhs know perfectly well in vdiose
terrioorv the Khor lies, and also because a decision on the
owneiship Ox tiie Khor does not advance the settlement of
the boundary dispute since the probable boundary lies
considerably to the north of the Khor. Further, 1 think
until we know which area will become of importance
due to the discovery of oil we need not enter into interstate
ooundary disputes, vie should do this only in connection
with a pre-determined policy.
3. It is possible, however, that the Shaikh of
Abu^Dhabi may raise the question when he will be entitled to
a direct answer. If he does so I suggest that he may be
told that we are in no doubt that the Khor lies within his
territory. The Shaikh of Dubai could be told the same,
though he is not likely to raise the question.
Yours sincerely,
>•-*(]. A . C • Lraii-^dtiii Y
The Hon'ble nt-Col. ...K. Hay, C.S.I., 0.1,^.,
Political Resident in the Persian uulf,
Lahisan.