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10th February, 1940.
Repeated to Tehran
Moscow
British Middle East Office Cairo
CONFIDENTIAL

Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 659 of 1 Oth
Fqbruury, repeated to 'tohran, Moscow and British Middle
EaSOfficc Cairo.
Tehran telegram No. 06. Persian claim to Bahrein,
State Department have been considering hav Persian
agitation about Bahrein can best be disoouragod. They are
now telegraphing to United Stutes Ambassador in Tehran to
suggest that he discuss with His Majesty's Ambassador the
possibility that the latter might represent to the Persian
Government that agitation on this question might bo unwelcome
to the Suudi Arabian Government with whom the former hope
to renew diplomatic relations, This telegram is being
repeated to the United States Embassy in London.
2. State Department asked for our views, Our first
was that the Persian Government might resent an attempt by
His Majesty's Ambassador to drag Persian-Saudi Arabian
relations into a question in which His Majesty's Government
arc knowri-to be closely interested. An alternative might
be to prevail upon King Ibn Baud to hint to the Persians
during discussions about .the renewal of relations that he
would prefer them to leave the question of Bahrein alone.
But the effectiveness of this would of course depend upon
the strength of the Persian desire to come to an under -
standing with him,
3. Limy caso it seemed to us that it might be
advisable to lot the matter rest for the time being in view
of the possibility of an early change of government in
Persia, sec paragraph 4 of Tehran telegram No. 127.
4. I should be grateful tor your views.
Foreign Office please pass to Tehran, Moscow and British
Middle East Office Cairo ns my telegrams Nos, 1,14 and 8
respectively.
[Repeated to Tehran, Moscow und BvM.E.0. Cairo].
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