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Bahrain-Qatar dispute over Zubarah, 1953-1960 549
CONFIDENTIAL I

RECORD OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE MlI'llSTW. OF^r-TA'TE
AND THPJ SHAIKH OF BAHRAIN ON OWE 161 1955*

Tho Ghalkh of Bahrain called on tho Minister of State
on Juno 16* Sir CUnrloc Bolgravo, adviocr to.tho Sheikh, and
Mr*. Burrowo. were also . present*.
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2. The Min inter of Gtato told Hlui.'HlghnoGaUiow much lmportcttioo r;.
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llor Ma^eoty *G Govornmcnt attached: to tholr rolatiozm with, ' -
Bahrain* tholr oldest frlcndi^ io tho Persian Oulf-jand naked’ if.* •
thoro were any wattorn in which His lUghuonn z’oquirod our help*
3* After expreenionn. of tho worm friendship folt for Her
Majcnty’o Oovornrocnt by himcelf and hie anccatorop tho Shaikh
oald there wore two important mattorn in which ho hoped for
llor Majcety'o help.
l\* The firot wan that of hie righto at Zubara* Ever nicco
tho conquoat of Bahrain by tho Shaikh's ancoetoro they had had
righto to certain property in Zubnra and to send their flockc
and ehopherdo and followoro there. In 1936 tho' Shaikh of
Qatar had triad to inotituto a oyntom of paonporto and had

UBOd force againat tho Bahroinlo who were carrying out their
ouotomary visito to Zubnra« It had boon nooeoEnfcy to remove
thcoo poople to Bahrain and to mako arrangementa for them
to grnzo tholr flocka in Saudi Arabia instead of in Qatar* In
19h4 an agreement of a kind had boon reached but there wnn
continuous trouble* in i9f;o a further agreement v/og made through
tho Politionl Agent by which tho BahralniD wore allowed to
rotum to Zubara and t.o talco up tholr houooc and bolongingo

thoro provided they had a permit from the Shaikh of Bahrain* ..
Tholr violto to Zubnra woro froo of par.oport, ouatamo and polloo
controls a f07/ months ago nomo of the school boyo. from tho
Bahrain oohoolc wont for n few day? holiday oamplngVat ZubaraV
They wore approached by armed men from Qatar who aokofl'how
long they wore.otaying and by whoeo permioslon* They .'Bald *
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