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OIRECTORS i
Lord Cidmin, G.C.M.G. (Chairman) CITY-GATE HOUSE
G. L(|'i.|onn
R. Ciyrol, O S.O., O.S.C. (frlnrh)
W. Fiiitr, C.D.E. FINSBURY SQUARE
C. S. Gulb*"Vlin (farmttlf Armtnlan) pc.26/56
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I. A. Me of (f/WcPl) LONDON • E.C.2
H. G. S.ld.l (UJ.AJ
R.W. S.II.ri 50th June, I959.
J. Skllioi
The Under Secretary of
State for India,
Whitehall,
S.W. 1.
Sir,
It is desired to recall certain correspondence
which passed between the India Office and this-
Company in 195b on the subject of the allegiance
or ownership of the Hawar group of islands situated
west - and within the territorial waters - of the
Qatar Peninsula.

2. A letter No. PZ.4582/50 of July 14th 195b, from
M Mr. J.C. Walton to Mr. J. Skliros states: "On the
f<('\
basis of the evidence at present before His Majesty’s
Government, it appears to them that Hav/ar belongs to
the Shaikh of Bahrain, and that the burden of
disproving his claim would lie on any other potential
claimant11. A subsequent letter, dated September 14th,
from Mr. M.C. Clauson to Mr. S.H. Longrlgg calls
particular attention to "the limited nature" of this
decision. It says: "It is important that the
Company should clearly understand that His Majesty’s
Government’s position is as stated in the last
sentence of that letter" (i.e., Mr. Walton’s letter
above-quoted) "namely, that on the basis of the
evidence at present before them it appears to them
that Hav/ar belongs to the Shaikh of Bahrain and that
burden of disproving his claim would lie on any
C§J3RA/V^ther potential claimant. Perhaps you will be good
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