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                    ,-J iJ :>L_rJ I   L, i— o I          HI8 UaJosLy's Government
              ^ 4 jU>V I o_L Li—L-»w Lv^<— VIo—*   have reason to believe that the :>audl
                       1 j_> e ...114. ,*^aJ | L ^S!*J I  Arablun Government huvo hud brought
                                            UJ*    to their attention the recent opera­
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                     0—4/   yJ I .L-Jc iJ)  - v^'Ur  tions of thu Bahrain Petroleum Company
                                                   on the Kusht hu Gaufah.  They would
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                                                   therefore llko to make their position
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                    5—.ySUJJ ewJJI IJ___           cloor regarding this shoal to the
                   <—i_j. i L   ..J L   I 3—- y — 11  Gaudl Aral lan Government In a frunk
                                                   and friendly manner,   Tills 3l.oal Is
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                                                   claimed by Ills Highness the Ghullch of
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                                                   hohruln uud Is clearly Included In
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                       « J—*5   sJ I ^ j—lb) I j j j—>J |  the Islands and reefs whose status
                          3_Jjl—»J1 v              lila Majesty's Government, offered to
                VjL>w pi ij JJIvdjj 1 tr 1     1   dlscusa In 10:39, which offer the
                    • <-..-1* L j j—I i—13 •   |   iiaudl Arublun Government did not reply
                                                   to.   Ills Majesty's Government* have
                                                   no Intention whatsoever of taking
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                                                   uny uctiori to prejudice the status
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                                                   of tills shoal or the division of the

                      is I    'Cr-ir* !r  Jl«d     soo-bod.   They arc ready to discuss   \
                                                   tlioso subjects ut uny time.  They
                    Cr~* y-f ^ o • O y j-i (—My
                                                  . suggest liiut no obstacle sliouia bo
                       J—if
                                                   placed in the way of thu Bahrain
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                 i—• j—£—*- o I j  ^XJI Jl-----a*L<  Petroleum Company's proceeding with
                                                   exploratory work.   Ills tlujosty's
                HsJj----             I      lo’U   Govurument ussu i*e the Saudi Arabian
                    3—>*+S cj If *-JLj—L> ij   J ».,<o    Government tlwit the coritlnnatlon
                       *»1 11<>—* 04/**^ ^   Lu pJ L» y—J  of these operations will not be used
                                                   In uny way as an argument In favour
                                                   of Llio cluim of Bahrain to the shoe 1
                     1*        ^ ji‘ I ^ IsaI I yj j
                                                   in question.
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                                                               Usual ending.
                                                            Hgd. c..r. Polly.
                                                           II.lull's Political. Agent.
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