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formed part of the Concession area, Whatever may
be the final ruling adopted regarding the ownership
of Hawar, the Company feels it most desirable that
such ruling should cover authoritatively and in
detail the distribution of territorial v/r-^ers and
reefs as between Qatar and Bahrain, Our information
from Bahrain is to the effect that representatives
of that Government are mapping reefs, etc. in waters
immediately adjacent to the Qatar Peninsula and
which would appear, under any but altogether
exceptional circumstances, to belong to the Ruler
of Qatar. The fact that the latter has no British
adviser and no Political Agent seems to create a
certain danger that the BaBnrain State - between
which and himself very bad relations exist at
present - may be encroaching at his expense: which,
in the present case, would also be the expense of
the Company.
I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Managing Director