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Background and claim to Ilawar islands, 1936-1942
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Confidential*.
Department.

EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL)/ '

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Offioo of the Political Resident
No* C/286. Simla in tho Persian Gulf, Gamp, SHIRAZ,
Dated ■Y x the 2nd August. 19 29.
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To
The Air Officer Commanding,
British Forces in Iraq, Habbaniya.
Repeated •.j/llis Majesty's Secretary of State for India,)with refer-
India Office, London, )ence to
, ! India Offic
The Secretary to the Government of India Express
External Affairs Department, Simla. )Letter ho.
P.Z.4065/39
Roforonco Thg poliUcal Agent, dated 4th
Bahrain , with reference to his July 1939e
Expreos Letter ho.C/444
dated the 22nd July 1939.

Subject i- Ownership of Ilawar Islands.

His iiiajesty's Government have decided that the
Hawar Islands belong to Bahrain and not to Qatar, and it
is now necessary to define the line of division betv/een
Bahrain and Qatar territories in the area affected, In

order to do this with accuracy a detailed Bketch map of
tho area is required, but none is available at present.
It is understood from the Political Agent, Bahrain, however,
that a small 6oale photographic mosaic of the area could
be made by the Royal Air Force within the next six weeks

in the course of their training exercises, I would be
grateful if such a map oould be made of the area shown in
red lineB on the enclosed sketch map, which may kindly be
returned to the Political Agent, Bahrain in due course.
{Signature) The
RECo, P6L4D£f»T,
16AU6W39
{Designation)
S. 44. INDIA OFFICE
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