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TKU^ "Li"
l-'HOLi K.,0.
TO IMi. I) AIM (KIN
TEL NO. 256.
MATED 11/6 RECVD. ia/5/49.
Coi .dontialo r .
Your loiter 50/8j/f/49 to Burrows, ' j MIAVUVJ i ')
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You may now address a letter to the Sheikh giving him an assurance of
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protection against aggression in terms proposed in para 6 ol’ your letter
with the following changes s
(a) For the words "to the best of their
ability" substitute "in the
same manner as any other British territory'*.
(b) for the wotfd "subjects" at the concluslu
of the letter substitute "nationals".
2. for your background of information
the substitution at (a) may oieon,
as in the case of
any other part of British territory, Buhrein might be x
temporarily abandoned without fighting (as
in the c£-se of the Channel
Islands in the
recent war) but because it is British territory it also
follows that in
some way or other 1 IMG must react against any attack upon 1
and though it might be temporarily abandoned it would presumably be rest::
as a British territory
as a result of our military action or at a peace
settlement. There is
no need to volunteer this to the Sheikh but you nay i
your discretion use it if the
course of the d_i.scusr.ion calls for this.
3. As the
pioposed guarantee involves no new commitment in excess of Ur
existing position ond especially as the undertakings between JAMS ami olbi
British territories
are domestic matters not falling under the U.U. Charttf
I am udvlsud that there is
no need for the letter to be published it vou::
be well however for
you to suggest to the Shaikh that lie should not rep.s*
not give it publicity.

4. With reference to (u) of para 1 above you may add the word "liHiLki-b-ti—
before territory if you think it desirable, If it Is not added British
territory is used in the wide
sense of all territory which is usually
coloured red
on mops including protectorates und protected states.
in fact from the point of view
of international law (us opposed to
law) lit'tlo if
any dil 1 eroncc between say a British colony and a British
protectorate
or protected state and no difference in tlm matter of the
reaction which’llfcti would
make if there is any outside aggreasion on it*
IN Ok*
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