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o'ldoratlon that tho quostion of our protootorato ovor

Balirein ohould not bo raiood in tho firot inotanoe, but

that tho warning againot any diaturbanoo of tho otatuo

quo in thooo rogions, which was addrooood to tho Turkifah

Minister for Foreign Affaire in 1903, in connoction with

tho roportod appointment of Mudiro at Zobara, Wakra and

Odoid, ohould bo ropoatod with an expression of tho hopo
that inotruotiono will bo oont to tho liudir of OJalr to

rovort to tho atatua quo ante and withdraw from tho

iGland.

Aa regards tho Government of India's auggoation that

tho Shoikh of Bahrein ohould bo authorised to fly his own

flag on tho island, Lord Uorloy 1b of opinion that it

would be dooirablo to await tho roault of any represent­

ations that may bo raado to tho Ottoman Government boforo

deciding on any lino of action. It might, if noooaaary,

bo indicated to tho Turkish Government that, in tho ovont

of tho atatua quo ante not being restored, tho question

of examining moro carefully and, if noooaaary, supporting

the Sheikh's rights over tho island will oomo under our

consideration.

I have etc • 9
Sd/. A. Godloy,

The Under 6eorotary of State,
Foreign.Office.
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