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Registry Dcoembor, 191>1*
No. BA 1272/37
(After Oor.iplimonto)
1 om lnotrooted by The llonourublo the
ConfidtntUI.
iKXXUU Political Hcaldont to oay, in reply to Ypur
lllghneoa* lottor of the 22nd Uoptmobor
Draft.
regarding Your HlghnouQ* oloim to oil the
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vrotora, tho oqq bed and tho oub-ooll jlylng
Hie Highness
Tho Uuler of between Bahrain and Oatar, thut liio MaJonty*e
Buhraln.
Qovornmont Ivuve reaffirmed that they are
unable to rooognloe a claim by Your Ulghnoso
olthor to tho oea bed and oub-eoil beyond
tho oaatorn llmito of tho lino laid down in
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CL 1947« or to tho wqtera.of the ocao outaido
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the territorial wntoro of tho Htato of Bahrairt.
£ On thie oubject, liio Majeuty*n Oovarnmont
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H Promt
pogard Mr. Polly*e letter Ho. 0 39/4/40/51
z Tho Polltioul
Agent. of the 14th May| ao a full reply tp Your
z Bahrain.
UJ lilghneoa' letter of tlic 23rd l!nyf 1949*
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5 2, The lino wuo laid down in 1947 by Hio
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Mujpoty'e Government by virtuo of their
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reoponoibility for tho forolgu rolationo of
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H both Bahrain and ilatur. It wau drawn
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Z in acoordmico with tho rocogniued international
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h practice of dividing tho ecu bed aroa lying
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z botween two utateo on equitable prinulploo
giving to each party a l'uir and roaaonablo
1 oharc. Pull aonoidoratlon vino given to
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exceptional claitno to additional territory
that Ypur Highnooo might have on the grounds
of eovoroignty, and tho Dibul und Jorudeh
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y ohoalo and tho Uawar lulanda wore accordingly
:: rocogniocd ua belonging to Your llighneoo,
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3. Ilia Majeoty'o Government regrot that
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i there ohould bo any oauoe of difference with
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i Your Hlghnoae, and they dopreoute anything
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