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236 Records oj Bahrain
Register No.
P. Z. *1502/36
SECRET.
POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.

I-oltor — from Dalai
Tolcgimn lice. 193 .

Formally acknowledged____
Dato. Initials. SUBJECT.

To
Shftmtmn.............. BAHREIN OIL
Under Secretary .... 8.7. J.C.YA 1) Ownership of the Hawetr Group of
islands.
Secretary of State.. 0. L.D.IV.
GomnnHeo*............. 2) Desire of Sheikh of Bahrein to
carry on oil negotiations in
U ndcr*SecreUiry-.... London in respect of the
unallotted area of Bahrein.
Sccrelnry-of-Stuto...

As proposed.
Z. Copy of io
10/7.
S. of S.
The question of the
ownership of the Hav/ar FOR USE BY DEPARTMENTS ONLY.
Islands, which otherwise
was hardly likely to be
heard of, might become of 1) Submission that the Hawar group
considerable importance
if oil were found on them, should be allocated to
and might give rise to
difficulties - especially Bahrein on the basis of
if rival oil companies had
concessions for Katr and the present evidence, subject
Bahrein and both claimed
the Hawar Islands, So to any potential claimant
far as can be gathered
at present, there 3eems no being able to substantiate
reason to question the cluio
to the islands put forward a valid claim.
by the Sheikh of Bahrein -
except the geographical 2) Submission that the Sheikh bo authorised
fact that the Islands aro
close to the coast of Katr to negotiate in London with
and some distance from
Bahrein, There i3 no the Bahrein Petroleum Company
evidence so far of any
counter-claim from Katr. and Petroleum Concessions
The course which it is
proposed to tako, which is Ltd., provided he keeps the
. ••
India Office informed of hisV^
in
views of Colonel Fowle progress. • V.
and the Government of India
seems clearly the best at
present. •
L.D.YL
413Ga 1000 10.35