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Delimitation of seabed with Qatar, 1949 379

No. C/1227. The 23rd of December, 1947.

To
Hio Excolloncy Shaikh Abdulla bin Qaaim
A1 Thani, C.I.E,.
Ruler of Qutar.

After compliments,
I am instructed by the Hon'ble tho Political
Resident to inform Your Excolloncy that His Majesty's
Government has, for some time past, had under considera­
tion the boundary which should delimit your Excellency's
rights in the bed of the sea lying betweon tho territory
of Your Excellency and that of Hio Highness the Shaikh
of Bahrain. Apart from any othor considerations the
operations of tho oil companion in Your Excelloncy's and His

Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain's territory make such a
delimitation necessary.

2. I am, thox’ofere, to forward herewith for Your
Excellency's information a copy of a map showing the
line (from point »H* to the "Bahrain Light Vessol")
which, His Majesty's Government considers, divides in
accordance with equitable principles tho soa-bed afore-
said. This is a median line based generally on the con­
figuration of the coast-line of the Bahrain main island
and tho peninsula of Qatar.
3. With the exceptions noted below His Majesty's
Government will, in future, regard all the sea-bed lying

to the west of this lino as being under the sovereignty
of His Highness tho Shaikh of Bahrain and-all the sea-bed
lying to the east of it as being under the sovereignty of
Your Excellency, This decision covers the sea-bod only
and not the watore above ;lt and is without prejudice to
existing navigation rights.
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