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Federation of Bahrain with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, 1958 479

INTRO BA IRA IN
BOMBAY, FEB 20, REUTER-A PLAY TO UNITE THREE ARAB
STATES - INCLUDING THE BIGGEST OIL-PRODUCERS IN THE MIDDLE
EAST - IN A NEW ARAB FEDERATION WAS ANNOUNCED BY SHEIKH
MOHAMMAD AL KHALIFA, UNCLE AND CHIEF ADVISER OF THE RULER
OF BAHREIN, HERE TODAY.
THE MERGER WOULD INCLUDE THE POWERFUL ARAB K! NRDOM
OF SAUDI ARABIA AND THE TWO BRITISH PROTECTED STATES OF
KUWAIT AND BAHRAIN, IN THE PERSIAN QIJLF.
SAUDI ARABIA AND KUWAIT TOGETHER PRODUCE MORE THAN
100 MILLION TONS OF OIL A YEAR.
SHEIKHMOHAMMAD SAID THE RULER OF BAHRAIN WAS AT PRESENT
IN SAUDI ARABIA DISCUSSING THE POSSIBILITY OF FEDERATION
WITH KING SAUD.
THE NEW FEDERATION HE 8ID, WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO
STABILITY AND PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST LIKE THE UNITED ARAB
REPUBLIC CFORMED BY EGYPT AND SYRIA) AND THE ARAB
EDERAL STATE CJORDAN AND IRAU).
THE SHEIKH WAS SPIIKING • • • PICKING UP BAHRAIN 2
BOMBAY 0053 AT FIRST PARA.
RUTER GJ 1013

CORRECTION
IN INTRO BAHRAIN JUST SENT PLEASE READ IN FIRST
PARA. •. • INCLUtPNG THE TWO BIGGEST OIL PRODUCERS. ...
CINSERTING ,TWO* )•
REUTER Ql 1015