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Comnunicated to Mr# De'lgruve 9/10/49
by Mr. Burrowa

The opportunity hue boon greatly welcomed of hearing
the vie wo of Hiu ilicluiuuo Lho Sheikh of Bahrain about Znbarah
fully presented by Mr# Dalrymplo Belgruvo und Ur# Daliantyno.
There lo every doaire on tho purt of II.M. Gover:mont tlmt u
friendly agreement ohoulu bo reuchod between Ilia Illghnooa
tho Shaikh of Bahrain and liio ilighnouu the Uhoihh of .Qptar
and that juollcu ohould be dono to tho rights and oluimu ol1
both uideo. It appears that thin could bo done either by
moun3 or un agreed interpretation of the 191*4 agreement or
by moans of a now agreement. U.m. Government will bp glad
to uso their good offieoo so far au possible with a viow to
Booking agreement. While they uro moot anxiouo that.full
JuBtioo ohould bo donu to the claims of ill a Uighnooo tho
Sheikh of Bahrain, it ohould bo understood that tho offer of
good offices dooB not imply that thoy have decided in favour
of ono Bide rather than the other or that they intend 1fo
impose any particular interpretation of tho 1944 agreement
or any particular form of new agreement.
It io hoped that recent dovolopmonto may provide a
ouitablc opportunity for further progrouo towardo the
oonoluaion of an ugroemont oatiefuctory to both purtico and
every opportunity of progrean in thlo direction will bej taken.
But it muot bo rccogniood .that oomo further delay will uluioat
certainly be required before a uottlemont ouh be reuchod.