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[This telegram is of particular sccrcoy and should ho
retained hy the authorised recipient and not passod on].
Cypher/OTP
B. 12605/587/01
Secret DBPARTr-jMlVJi DISTRIBUTION.
FROM FOHKTQW OFFICH TO MTOH,
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Ho. 11123
0th October 1940. D. 6,40 a.m. 9th Octohor 1940.
Repeated to Tehran Ho. 59 Saving
Bahrein Ho, 19 Saving
U.IC, Delegation Hew York Wo, 754- Saving,
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• i /ddrossed to V.’ashin^ton tclcgrrunHo^ 11 IP, 5 of
I Bahrein and United kingdom Delegation Hew York.
0th October repeated Tor information Saving to Tehran,
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Hr. Iloycr Millar's letter of the 21st September
about Bahrein.
We ore grateful for State Departunnt1 s views
and glud to note largo measure of agreement.
2. As regards the suggestion that the forthcoming
approach to the Persian Government about off-shore
oil in the Persian Gulf might afford an opportunity
for the British and United States Governments to
give an official warning to the Persian Government,
Our past experience has shown that while the Persians
arc sometimes amenable to on oral approach on the
subject of Bahrein any full-dress or written approach
almost invariably goads them into a similar reply.
3. Y/o have proposed (Hr. Burrows' letter to Mr, Allen
of October 4tn) that in the course of our agreed oral
communications to the Persian Government about the
continental shelf wo should say we hoped they would confine

themselves to a purely formal protest with regard to

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Bahrein (i.c. a protest made pour la fome and which
(i.e. a protest made pour la fo rue and which
would not necessarily be followed up), \Ye could meet
the State Department to some extent by adding to this
that if the Persians did any more than this, i.e. if they
sought international sanction of their claim, we should
strenuously oppose any such attempt since we consider
they have no political or legal grounds whatsoever. Any
such action oh tneir part would therefore lead to open
______ Iho Persian Government on the one
disagreement between
hand and His Mojo sty's Government and United States
Government on the other - to the great advantage of the
Russians.
[Copy sent to Middle Bast Secretarial],
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