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Foreign and Political Department „
EXPRESS USlTERo
No.Fo163-N/36
Dated Simla* the 1st July 1936
To
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Secretary of State for India, London.
Repeated: Britconsul, Bus hi re.
Reference your express letters Hos SIS2/36, dated
15th May 1936 and P,2.3^30/36, dated 12th June 1936. After
consultation with Fowle Government of India agree that new
title should he conveyed to the Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait
hy means of communication addressed to them hy His Majesty’s
authority*
2 * They consider further that there is no doubt that the
title should be 'Bon Altesse* and not 'Sa Hautesse*. They
understand that the French authorities address His Highness
of Muscat as an 'Altesse', ard it is desirable that we should
not be involved in embarrassing explanations of amr difference
which may exist between the status of Muscat and that of
Bahrain and Kuwait.
3. The Government of India agree with the recommendation of
the Admiralty regarding procedure to he followed in regard
to exchange of calls between TTaval authorities and the
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Shaikhs when new titles are adop+ed.
4* With regard to paragraph. 2 of the Foreign Office letter
dated the 7th May 19 36<^fhe Government of India agree that the
Gulf Bhaikhdoms (other than Muscat) regarded from the point of
view of international law are like the Hadranaut Chiefs
British protectorates by reason of our control of their
foreign relations and have beer so considered from the time
of Lord Curzon. They would however strongly deprecate any
attempt /