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the present Shaikh of Bahrain’s father (who succeeded in
1869) and the Shaikh himself have exeroised active
jurisdiction in Hawar down to the present day, (vide
paragraphs 4-6 of letter No.C/i80 dated the 20th April 1936
from the Advisor to the Government of Bahrain to the

Political Agent, Bahrain), apparently without interference
or protest by the Shaikh of Qatar.
7. In all the circumstances of the case, I incline to the
viey/ that Hawar should be regarded as belonging to the Shaikh
of Bahrain and that the burden of disproving his claim lies

on the Shaikh of Qatar. We have heard nothing on the subject
from the Shaikh of viator, and it is quite possible that he
may not dispute the claim of the Shaikh of Bahrain.
8. The decision pc +c the ownership uf Hawar may, according
to Major Holmes (vide paragraph 3 of Captain Hickinbotham’s

letter No.C/224 dated the 9th May 1936), affect the future
activities of the Bahrain Petroleum Company as, if it is
awarded to Bahrain, that Company may think it worth Y/hile
to compete with Petroleum Concessions Limited for the
remaining area.

Sd. T.C.Fowle,
Lieut.-Colonel.
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.

Attested.
J. Croning

for Seoretary to the Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf.
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