"أعلام رفعها شيخ قطر. (البحرين والساحل المتصالح)" [و‎‎٣‎٤] (١٤٢/٦٧)

that 1b to say, are we to recognise the breach of the
General "reatv involTed "by using v;hat the Adniralty
call "rucial Coast Hag Ho.l for Dhabi, Ajraan, Pibai
and IVm-al-lanain. ail of vshon subscribed to the General
""reaty of 1830.
7, I tMnk that should reconrnend to Govemraent
that we should no?? tacitly regard the breach of the
Tpeatv as condoned. In lOO' 7 Bir Percy (-ox failed to
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induce thew to fly the ^reaty flag as it is regarded
as being exclusively the Qatfaoirai flag and I see no good
purpose in trying to enforce its use by the others after
all this lapse of tine and after having ourselves flown
some form of the locally used flag when the Chiefs cone
on hoa-d His Majestv's Hhipo. Moreover, Bjihrain was also
a signatory to the General "rraty, and yet would be
sorely affronted to be called lipon to fly the r, rucial
■plsg I ""here may, too, be some advantage later on in
emphasising a definite "Oawasinl nationality" as opposed
to the (let us call it) "Bani Yas national!ty" of Dibai
and Abu "^habl.
8. I will during ay tours examine the flags at
Difcal and Abu Dhabi to see if there is any difference
now. A cony of this note nay be sent to Bahrain to
remind me.
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Copy given t o Colonel Loch,
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