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CONFIDENTIAL.
r. Offioo of the Political Resident
in the Peroian Gulf,
7330
Cojup, Bahrain.
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D.0.No.0/466.J 19 4 1 Dated the 20th October, 1941*

Dear Reel,

Please refer to your demi-off i oi&j. lei;tei jUo.P.Z.
4000/4Q, dated the loth January 194l, regarding certain areae
between qatar and Bahrain.
2. The moment 1 saw the decision on the Hav/ar Islands
case 1 told yov/le that 1 thought it moot unfair to qatar and
the explanations he gave me for his recommendations v/ore not

ones which v/ould carry any weight with any Arab, 1 have
delayed writing as i hoped to collect further information on the
subject, but the separation from my oldest records and the
destruction of others plus a complete laok of leisure has made
a full reply to your letter impossible.

3. The Hav/ar lolarids case hue been decided according to
western idea9, and no allowance has been made fjr looal custom
and sentiment. During a-* years in Bahrain 1 never heard any­
thing to suggest that these islands belonged to Bahrain, and
believed them to belong to qatar, a viey; supported by lorimor#
In his memorandum (undated) forwarded with Bahrain Express

letter No.T/3-l-a/29, dated the 3rd June 1939, of which oopies
were forwarded to you and the Government of India, Belgrave
roakeo various claims v/hich may carry weight in v/estern minds
but mean nothing to an Arab.
4. I will deal Y/ith six of them
(a) In paragraph 4 he claims the DoY/aeir as Bahrain

subjects. The Dov/asir only acknowledge their pv/n chiefs
•. ■
R.T.Peel Esquire, C.B.E.,M.C
• i / and ;■«
The India Office,
REOo. POL.DGPt. London. !
15 NOV 941
INDiA OFFICE