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(4) that, If tlic ruattor ohould bo rnlood either In the

Beourlty Council or the General Auaoubly, it would be boot

to try to diroot thn meeting towords a raquoot for an ad-

vlaory opinion from the International Court.

With rogard to tho recommendation of tho Foreign Office

that the United Btaton and Qroat Britain 0 lnue to die-

oourago the Iranian Government from rslolng Its olaln, It !•

euggoated tlv\t the Foreign Offioo give consideration to tho

pooelblis desirability of a parallel formal approach to the

Iranian Government by tho British and United Gtatee Oovornmente.

Buoh nn upprouoh might eiuphawlxe the following poIntel

(l) in our opinion tho anr.ertod Iranian olalm lo wholly un­

tenable both on political and legal groundn; (2) wo believe that

the raising of the Bahrein question by Iran would load to un-

doolrnbl* and frultloun fllaagreemont with the Unltad. Btatee

and the Unltod Kingdom, would have markedly unfavorable repor-

ouanlona In tho ^rab fttatoe, and would redound only to the

benefit of tho U8CE; (3) If Inm should raioe tho Bahrein

question before any International forum, we would be obliged

Btrcnuouoly to oppono euoh Iranian olalm.
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