RECEIVED INCONFIDENTIAL REGISTRY No. 9 CYPHER/CAT A 27 OCT 1969 PRIOR ITY BAHRAILAGENCY TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER FRA 31324, 25 OCTOBER 1969 CONFIDENTIAL ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 149 OF 25 OCTOBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO TEHRAN UKM IS NEW YORK KUWAIT AND SAVING TO BAHRAIN RESIDENCY JEDDA AND WASHINGTON. YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER I AGREE WITH HMA TEHRAN (HIS TELEGRAM NUMBER 894) THAT THE QUESTION OF THE INITIAL APPROACH SHOULD BE CLEARED UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I PROPOSE TO DELAY SPEAKING TO THE BAHRAINIS UNTIL THIS HAS BEEN DONE AS WELL AS AWAITING CONFIRMATION OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S READINESS TO ACT, 2. OTHERWISE 1 AGREE WITH THE PROCEDURE, THE BAHRAIN IS' CHIEF CONCERN 15 LIKELY TO BE THAT THE SECRETARY GENERAL WILL IN FACT OBTAIN WRITTEN CONFIRMATION FROM THE IRANIANS THAT THEY ARE CONTENT TO LEAVE THE DETAILED CONDUCT OF THE ASCERTAINMENT TO HIM (YOUR PARA 4(A)). FCO PASS PRIORITY UKMIS NEW YORK AND SAVING TO JEDDA AND WASH INGTON, MR. STIRLING (REPEATED AS REQUESTED ] DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION ARAB. DEPT. N. EAST. DEPT. U.N. DEPT. OIL DEPT. P.U.S.D. DEF. POL. DEPT. CONFIDENTIAL FFFFF
