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4. Tho exceptions referred to above aroj-
Hio Highness tho Shaikh of Bahrain is rocognlsod
ao having aoverlgn rights in
(1). tho areas of tho Dlbul and Juradoh shoals
which aro abovo t)io spring tido lov-v/utor
level. After a full examination of tho
position under international lav/. His
Majesty's Government aro of opinion that
thoso shoals should not bo considered to
be islands having territorial waters.
(ii) llawar Island, tho islunds of tho Hav/ur
group and the territorial waters pertain­
ing theroto and delimited ugain in accord­
ance v/ith tho usual principles of inter­
national law. These islundo and thoir
territorial waters aro shown on tho map
enclosed by the lino A. H, C, D, E, F, G,
II. Ij J, K and L. As this delimitation
will, howovor, louvo a nurrow tongue of
water (forinod by the points M, J, and I)
pertaining to ejatar it has boen docided
to alter the line’ll, I, J, to II, l>, q,
thup exchanging an equul area P I 0 for
0 J Q. it should be noted that Janan
Island is not regarded as being Included
• in tho islands of tho two Hav/ar group.
6. The points mentioned aro defined as followsj-
Positlon. True nearing. Nautical Milos. From
A ' OlGo 3.00 N. point of Habadh I.
B 056X 3.20 •N.E.cornor of Ajairu I.
C 064° 2.06 E.corner of IJo.3 Al Wakara]
D 058° 1.14 ii ii ii ii
E 163g° 1.23 ii ii ii ii
F 141° 0.81 No,9 Du 5a1 uda I.
G 168° 1.20 ii ii ii
H 150JO 0.30 6.E. corner of lluwar I.
I 298A0 7.31 II II II H
J 241 4.77 W.cornor of Al Ma'turadh.
K 201° 2.3(3 it ii ii • ii
L 324JO 3.38 ii ii ii ii

0. The assignod positions of (a) tho North Sitra Light
Buoy, and (b) the Duhrain Light Vossol should bo:
(a) 06l£° true 15.20 Nautical Miles, and
(b) 046i° true 28.05 Nautical Milos from tho
political Agent's flagstaff Latitude 26°
14'.1 N. Longitude 50° 35'.2 E (approxi­
mately) , uo tho positions of floating murks
are subject to frequent alteration, Tho
othor points on tho mail, dividing lino should
bo dofinod us K,104° truo 9.53 Nautical Miles,
und M,180° true 18.03 Nautical Milos from the
Triangula tion 3 tat ion No. 102 at lias ul Barr.

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