258 Putaway CONFIDENTIAL CYPHER/CAT A PRIORITY UKMIS NEW YORK TO FOREIGN OFFICE TELEGRAM NO 100 20 JANUARY 1967 TOP COM CONFIDENTIAL STAG ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN OFFICE TELEGRAM NO 100 OF 20 JANUARY REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO BAHRAIN RESIDENCY DUBAI ABU DHABI AND BAHRAIN AGENCY, BAHRAIN TELGRAM NO 12 TO US: UNDP AID TO GULF STATES. I HAVE ASKED DAVID OWEN ABOUT THE PROSPECTS FOR A FUND IN TRUST FOR THE TRUCIAL STATES. HE REPLIED ON THE SAME LINES AS KEEN (PARAGRAPH 4 OF BULLOCK'S MINUTE OF 6 JANUARY) BUT EXPLAINED FURTHER THAT, WHILE THERE COULD BE UN TRUST FUNDS TO WHICH MEMBER STATES WOULD CONTRIBUTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF A THIRD MEMBER STATE OR FOR DEPENDENCIES OF A THIRD MEMBER STATE THERE WAS NO PRECEDENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH A FUND FOR STATES WHICH WERE NEITHER MEMBERS OF THE U N OR SPECIALISED AGENCIES NOR STRICTLY SPEAKING DEPENDENT TERRITORIES OF A MEMBER STATE. 2...UNLESS AND UNTIL OTHER GULF STATES BECOME MEMBERS OR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF SPECIALISED AGENCIES (AS BAHRAIN IS OF UNESCO) THERE CAN THEREFORE BE NO QUESTION OF A UN TRUST FUND FOR THEM TO WHICH KUWAIT AND SAUDI ARABIA WOULD CONTRIBUTE. 3...OWEN HAS EXPLAINED THE ABOVE TO BOTH KEEN AND HASSAN AND BELIEVES THEY NOW UNDERSTAND THE POSITION. 4. THE ABOVE DOES NOT OF COURSE MEAN THAT INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS FROM THOSE STATES WHICH ARE MEMBERS OF SPECIALISED AGENCIES (E.G. BAHRAINS RECENT REQUEST TO UNDP FOR A UNESCO PROJECT) CANNOT BE GRANTED IN THE NORMAL WAY. F.0. PASS SAVING BAHRAIN AGENCY 1, BAHRAIN RESIDENCY 1, ABU DHABI 1 AND DUBAI 1. SIR E. WARNER SENT 1520Z RECD. 1953Z 20 JANUARY 20 JANUARY [REPEATED AS REQUESTED] OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT DISTRIBUTION ARABIAN EPT. 44444 CONFIDENTIAL
