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fETCONCESS. BAHREIN
PETROLEUM CONCESSIONS LIMITED

BAHREIN,
Confidential
PERSIAN GULF.
DO/PCN.5/0939 7th January* 1950.
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I enclose herewith a copy of a letter I have tills afternoon
received from Belgrave.
The postponement of the embargo is most unsatisfactory in as
much as II.H. confirms that he still intends that this Company will be
embarrassed in order to force a solution of the Zubara affair which,
as you know, was a major point of dispute between Bahrain and Qatar
yoars before A.I.O.C. obtained the oil concession in Qatar. I do not
see what I can say to II.II. should he call on ms to discuss the matter
as Belgrave suggests in his letter. The Zubara affair lias nothing to
do with the Company and on every occasion that this subject has been
raised by 11.II. no opinions or suggestions have been given and the only
reply that has been made was to tho effect that this was a question
solely for H.M.G. and that tho Company had no right to interest itself
in a private dispute between the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar.
If no solution can be made to the present unhappy state of affairs,
I propose to refer the matter to your arbitration under clause 9 of the
lease agreement entered into by this Company with the Government of
Bahrain, but before doing so I would prefer to discuss this matter with
you in case there may be other aspects which arc unknown to me.
I understand from Jackson that you informed him that all cor­
respondence on this subject should now be exchanged with the Political
and that no direct approach should be made with the Balirain Government.
Yours sincerely,

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C.J.Pelly, Esq., O.H.E., \
The Agency,
Bahrain. \

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