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Many timos have Wo stated
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orally and by writing to Uls
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Britannic Majesty's Government that
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*— - yj I -i-----u , jj;^---- I ^...-1*5 Our waters reach to the Western
yl ^—-h- j j.—.a—» ^ shore of Qatar - this has been the
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bod upon which those waters rest
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within and form an integral part
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of Our domain and Wo make that
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statement once again with all the
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statement and Our decision be accep­
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: ted as binding upon all concerned.
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* £))*——* l— l J..< V »^«»ll We refuse therefore to permit
this case to be treated as an issue
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that is still open - it is definitely
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closed.
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We learn that an Oil Company other
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than The Bahrain Petroleum Company
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country and commenced to operate in
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pursuit of the petroleum therein.
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y~-— This must stop and We have written
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to that Oil Company the letter of
i today's date, a copy of which We
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enclose for your Information.
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, Please refer to our letter
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~/'^~datod lst September, 1951* U.E.

Sulrnan bin Hamad AlKhalifah.
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