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limits that wc, after consultation with neighbouring governments, shall
determine more accurately in accordance with the principles of justice,
when the occasion so requires, belong to the country of Bahrain and are
subject to its absolute authority and jurisdiction.
There is nothing in this proclamation that may be interpreted as affecting
dominion over the islands or the status of the sea bed and the subsoil
underlying any territorial waters.
There is nothing in this proclamation that may be interpreted as affecting
the character of the high seas in the waters of the Persian Gulf overlying
the sea bed and beyond the limits of the territorial waters, or the status of
the air space above the waters of the Persian Gulf beyond the territorial
waters, or fishing or the traditional rights of pearling in these waters.
Salman I bn Hamad Al Khalifah :
Ruler of Bahrain
8 Sha'ban 1368
(5 June 1949)
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APPENDIX X

The Bahrain-Saudi Arabia Boundary Agreement
dated 22 February 19581

In the Name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate. Agreement between
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of Bahrain
Whereas the regional waters between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and
the Government of Bahrain meet together in many places overlooked by
their respective coasts,
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And in view of the royal proclamation issued by the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia on the 1st Sha'aban in the year 1368 (corresponding to 28th May
1949) and the ordinance issued by the Government of Bahrain on the ■
5th June 1949 about the exploitation of the sea bed, :
And in view of the necessity for an agreement to define the under-water
areas belonging to both countries,
And in view of the spirit of affection and mutual friendship and the
desire of H.M. the King of Saudi Arabia to extend every possible assistance
to the Government of Bahrain,
the following agreement has been made:
First Clause
1. The boundary line between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the
Bahrain Government will begin, on the basis of the middle line from
point 1, which is situated at the mid-point of the line running between the
tip of the Ras al Bar (A) at the southern extremity of Bahrain and Ras
Muharra (B) on the coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
2. Then the above-mentioned middle line will extend from point 1 to
English text published in I.C.L.Q., vol. 7 (1958), p. 518.