"ملف 4/13 II‎ الزبارة" [و‎‎٢‎٨] (٥٤٣/٦٠)

Shailda Nasir bin Atieh and Saleh bin Mana
interviewed me this morning and informed me that they
had again seen the Bahrain representatives, and that
they had not been able to come to any conclusion and
that they considered the negotiations as finished.
I asked them whether the Bahrain Government had put
forward any proposal as the Adviser had informed me
by telephone that a fresh proposal had been put ferth.
They stated that there was no proposal worth consider
ing and that they were unable to accept any proposal
which varied in the slightest from the words of the
Shaikh of Qatar’s demand to the effect that the claim
to Tubarah was withdrawn unconditionally. I suggested
to them that their course should be to inform the
Shaikh of Qatar of the Bahrain Government’s various
proposals but they said that they were not prepared
to do so and I then asked them whether they had re
fused to carry a message in the form of a letter to
Shaikh ’Abdullah bin Jassim and they stated that they
had. I questioned them on this peculiar attitude of
theirs but they merely replied that the negotiations
were now at an end and that they were unable to carry
messages of any sort to Shaikh Abdullah. I endeavour
ed to persuade them that they should do so but was
unsuccessful and Shaikh Nasir bin Atieh.handed me a
letter dated the Xpth June from Shaikh Abdullah bin
Jassim to the effect that he considered the negotia
tions as concluded and that he withdrew his under
taking to the Honourable the Political Resident from
the time the letter was handed to me* I immediately
informed/*