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No. 1357
Office of the Adviser to
the Government, Bahrain.
Dated, Shawaal 29. 1357
Deoomber 22, 1938
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From
C, Dalrvmple Belgrave, Esquire, C.B.E.,
^tdviser to the Government of Bahrain,
Bahrain.
To

Bis Britunnio Majesty’s Political Agont,
Bahrain.

Sir,
I have the honour to inform you that I am
commanded by His Highness Bhuikh Sir Hamad bin Isa

A1 Khalifah, to reply to your letter No. C/523-la/29
dated 14th August 1938 enolosing the oopy of a com­
munication from Shaikh Abdullah bin Jasim nl Thani,
. Shaikh of liattar, in whioh he puts forth a claim to
the ownership of the Hawar islands. His Highness

Shaikh Hamad desires me to thank you for affording
him an opportunity of studying the letter of Shaikh
Abdullah bin Jasim regarding which he has the follow­
ing comments to make.
2. It is stated by Shaikh Abdullah that
His Highness’s government has only recently oooupied

the islands. This statement is inoorreot. The
Hawar islands have been owned by the Ruler of Bahrain
and oooupied by his subjects for over a century* It
is true that a military garrison was only posted
there reoently, during the lust two years, but the
presence of a garrison was not considered necessary

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