"ملف 19/243 IV الزبارة" [و‎‎٤‎٣] (٣٢٢/٨٥)

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would be desirable, and, in his letter bo the
Adviser, he asKed for the release as a request.
3. I have "to comment as follows. As the
man who was arrested was of course one of the
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Ar-Rumaih 'and his arrest was clearly connected
with the Bahrain-^atar dispute, I am unable to
understand why it should be described by Your
Highness as merely a question of your "internal
rights". It would be v perhaps more reasonable
to argue that the settlement of the Ar-Rumaih
in Qatar was a question of the internal rights
of the Shaikh of Qatar.
I am furthermore entirely unable to
'accept Your Highness's description of my
assistant's request for v/hat was very largely
a courtesy as an interference with your sub-
jects and country.
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4. fhe divergence of Your Highness's and
my views in this matter clearly makes it vain
for me to try to help in connection with the
settlement of the Ar-Rumaih in Qatar. I am,
therefore, taking no further action on the
correspondence ending with ray letter 1x0.0/224
dated the 18th February, 1947. ' ^ V
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5. In referring to the expression "the
continuance of the Assistant 1 s interference in
my internal affairs without any right"j T
should be grateful if Your Highness would
specify any other instances in which you
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