"ملف 19/243‏ II (C 72)‎ الزبارة" [و‎‎٧‎٢] (٤٤٤/١٥٤)

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19/245,
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political Hesident, Eusnire.
Secretary of State lor India, London.
(iovernment of India, External Aft air a Department ,
Simla,
rolitical Agent, Bahrain,
Air Officer Commanaing, Br it is n forces in Iraq,
riinaia i.
Senior jtfaval Officer, Persian Gulf.
Dated the 2nd July 1937„
IMPORTANT T.
My telegram ^o,616 of 23rd June U^t repeatea to
Air Officer Commanding and Senior uaval Officer), 2UBAEAH,
Political Agent reports tnat negotiations between
Bahrai n and C^atar nave finally Droicen down and tnat nostilities
nave brolcen out between snaiicn of ^atar and tne iNiaim tribe,
2, Political Agent and 1 nave been at considerable
pains to induce Banrain and (^atar to negotiate, to keep tnese
negotiations going for nearly two montns, and to arrange a
truce meanwhile between tne Snaikn of ^atar and tne Maim whicn
i
Shalkn of qatar nas now denounced as ne states tnat JMaim nave
not kept tne peace,
3, In these circumstances tnere is no course now open
to us except to let nostilities take tneir course vide paragrapn
^3 of my telegram No,T/71 of 26tn April,
^ () Q h * I 3 a . 3 9
4, uil Company (see paragrapn 3 of my telegram JUo,
T/86 of 3rd May) will not resume operati ons until tne Autumn
and before that dispute between Shaikn of qatar and tne Maim
snould /
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