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Saudi Arabia-Bahrain seabed boundary, 1951-1958 487
. 132. FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.

(E3 1053/8) 20th Auguat, 1951.
SECRET.

Sir, rA
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Ao reported in ny telegram No. 267 of Auguat 25th to Jedda,

diaouBBiona were held with the Amir Faisal and Shaikh Yuouf Yaain,
during their visit to London on aomo of the chief problems of mutual
concern to Saudi Arabia and Persian Gulf Statoa, namely; (a) the
islands and shoals in dispute between Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait,
(b) the delimitation of the seabed area between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain,
and (o) the frontier dispute, Detailed discussion of these matters had

not been anticipated, but in the course of the talks it became clear that
it might be worth while seeing whether a settlement of tho outstanding
questions oould be effected forthwith. For this reason it was not
possible for you or the Rulers concerned to be informed beforehand of tho

actual points being disoussed.
2. I enclose copies of the records of each of the meetings held which*
give full details of all the matters discussed and of the conclusions
reached.

3, The position now is as follows.
A. Bahrain
4. We have claimed both the Bainah islands and the Fasht-al-Jarim and
5 Faeht-bu-^a'afa shoals for Bahrain. Neither side is very interested in

the ^ennif shoal and wo offered this to Saudi Arabia as a concession.

5. Saudi Arabia proposed that Bainah-as-Saghir island and Fasht-al-Jarlm
and Rennie shoals should go to Bahrain and Bainkh-al-Kabir and Faaht-bu-Sa'afa
shoal to Saudi Arabia.
/Their

C.J. Polly, Esq., O.B.E.,
etc.. etn.. etn.
Bahrain.