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CONFIDENTIAl,
Bahrain telegram No. 1062 to Foreign Of floe

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huvlng boon expropriated for the occasion). Tho Rulor of
Buhrain will ulinost certainly wish to visit him there, as he
did a few years ago, when Ibn Baud was on the const. The
quostion therefore arises whether the Ruler should say some­
thing on that occasion about Fasht Bu Saafa,

5. Another reason for' urgency is that if Bahrain
is going to get any part of Fasht Bu Saafa the Company
would not wish to (probably) waste time and money drilling
in Fasht Adham. • .
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6. Very early decision is therefore required whether.
it will bo best to proceed witli regard to Fusht Bu Saafa
boundaries by means of
(a) arbitration and, if so, how to bring it about or
(b) personul approach and, if so, whether by the Rulor
on his visit or by us on conclusion of the Oman
arbitration agreement und whether, if personal
approach fulls to secure the whole area for
Bahrain, neutral zone or some similar oil slwring
arrangement should be tried,
7. The Ruler wus previously unwilling to make personal
approach himself. I do not think we should pi’css him to do
so. But he may usk us what to do if Baud raises the question
or [gp, undeo.] he muy change his mind and ask for advice on
how to raise it himself; we must therefore he in a position
to advise him for or against arbitration und alternative
methods of settlement.
0. May I please have very curly instructions.
Foreign Office pass Jeddu us my telegram No. 308 und
B.M.E.O. and Washington us my telegrams Nos. 153 und 191 Saving.
[Repeated to Jeddu and Saving to B.M.E.O. und Washington].

DISTRIBUTE TO; ADVANCE COPIES:
Eastern Department, Private Secretary,
Economic Relations Department. Sir I. Kirkpatrick,
Mr. R. Allen,
Head of Eastern Department,

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