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patrol a from lima to time", The Ruler hurl
ropliod "Ao regardo the fort at Zubaruh It io
my wish to reopen the fort at Zuburnh for the
vlalt from time to time for my mobile patrolo.
At prooent I have no intention to maintain a
permanent police pool at Zubaruh but the right
to do oo ut uny time peace and security of the
pont demandu ohould be in keeping with the
exercise of my sovoroign powero". For the
Ruler to have cntablinhcd a permanent police
pout in the fort without first asking for the
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Political Resident's agreement was in conflict o
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with tho spirit of the 195U arrangement. The Z
Political Agent uaked for the withdrawal in tic £
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second place because it was important that the h
Rulers of tho Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms should . Z
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be on cordial terms in the preoent times and/ UJ
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the withdrawal of tho police ohould do a great
; deal towards establishing better relations I
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between Qatar and llahrain. m
2. The Ruler in reply made and re-mado the o
following pointo:-
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put in the fort during his absence by police O
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authorities. It hud been put thore with a
i view to the maintenance of public security.
Goodo and persons were being continually
smuggled illegally into Qutar by way of Zubarch
amongst other places. For thio reason the post
had been put there. If he had been himself ir
Qatar at the time he would have informed the /Note: This needs i
Political Agent first. pinch of suiu7
(b) If II.M.G. wanted good relations
between buhrain and Qatar then the right
person to see wus not himself but Ghalkh
Salman. He himself would like to be on

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