"ملف 19/243 ( I (C 69 الزبارة" [و‎‎٧‎٤] (٤١٦/١٥٨)

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country, and after further conversation you stated that
if you did agree to negotiate then the Ruler of Bahrain
m&ist send representatives to you, as you could not con
sider sending representatives to negotiate your right to
your own country, to Bahrain. The Honourable the Poli
tical Resident very strongly advised you to reconsider
your attitude pointing out that Bahrain had feeen chosen
as the place of discussion as the Political Agent was
stationed there and that it was advisable for him to keep
in touch with the negotiations and that it would not be
possible for the Political Agent to travel backwards and
forwards between Bahrain and Qatar if the conversations
were to take place at the latter place. The Honourable
the Political Resident impressed on you that the conversa -
tions suggested were purely informal and friendly, and
would not commit you in any way but, in spite of this,
you remained firm in your refusal to agree to negotiations.
4. As you were not prepared to change your attitude
the Honourable the Political Resident pointed out that
he would not be in a position to interfere in any way in
any dispute Wiich might arise between yourself and the
Ns'im. He informed you that your disagreement with the
Na T im must be considered as an internal dispute and that,
therefore, no action could be taken by us in favour of
one side or the other.
5. The Political Resident suggested to you that your
attitude could not be considered as conducive to a peace
ful settlement of the situation but he hoped that you
would change your mind and agree to negotiations. If
you did decide to agree to negotiations, you were told that
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