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Great Britain: policy 423
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Tilt PAUACIi .
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Manama
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July 9 y 1951.
To
ij^Sj a« LWJ I v I J? i I J I His Excellency The Political
Resident in tho Persian
I o' o**jkJ*
f Gulf, Bahrain.
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flUl1 p)LJI, i< -»aJI After compliments:
I have tho honour to acknow­
L>o JUil o1 j I
iS^yf ' £/ 3-----f-^1 L_^ p X-i—t -7- ledge receipt of your letter of
A-Jl V I ' no 1 tho 9th July 1951. I note that
c. l_ \f___l VI, O I jl-aUJI on the basis of tho existing treat
ies and engagements Ills Majesty's
P---U->- 1 li LS j L-.I jO----* Government regard my state as be­
ing undor thoir protection, which
u 3—p—-V ^ if—*< d J—1 ^
o I 1 U——I i—J—J/ j—J means that they accept responsibi­
I---i- * I ^ I lity to protect it against any
j
ftjl) *-*J L-L^ r-» 1 -b l-JU \S external aggression in tho same
i/ Lix-i if i5 1—i Iaj O j ■■* *1 I manner as any British Territory

;__ i_ U—i ,._ji ;—* and that they also rogard my sub­
jects as British Protected Persons
CjIjIJI o> p—,—»•—* *—m ij .
b- j .1 J I J-Al' yll *—}•>- J LaJI and will protect their Interests
p -A ^ »1. .) I '•L-l-J J u , — 1 *■ in foreign countries to the same
I
Kfj\ • p—ik L. L* j y^Jk: extent as they do those of their
» LI if-y-f- 6—'*3 11 _J l i*«m own nationals. I am very grateful
A——f l ■ .11) *_.» , .> .11 A A— A j—1 for this, and on my part I take

jjJ I__; I ■«! this opportunity of assuring His
u> V—*- U v*- * /—** l_^ l j «-» r* Majesty's Government that I and
• 3 J y—jd I C. U 1 jv_J VI £ ■f my successors will alv/ays faithfully
d-Sli J,A l>Lvis f L-AII o>, observe all existing engagements.
• f I Usual ending.

A—lJ.>J I A. > ^ y IJ —w Sulman bin Hamad A'lkhallfah.
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