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FM DUBAI 1206002
CONFIDENTIAL
TO FLASH FCO TELEGRAM NUMBER 363 OF 12 OCTOBER INFO IMMEDIATEBAHRAIN RESIDENCY TEHRAN INFO SAVING ABU DHABI.
GULF ISLANDS.
1. THE RULER OF DUBAI HAS SENT ME A MESSAGE ASKING WHETHER HMGWOULD HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO HIS ACTING AS AN INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THE
RULER OF RAS AL KHAIMAH AND THE IRANIANS FOR A SETTLEMENT OVER
THE TUNBS DISPUTE IF THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES WHILE BOTH RULERSARE IN IRAN. SHAIKH RASHID REALISES THAT SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY ISUNLIKELY TO ARISE.
2. I ASSUME THERE WOULD BE NO OBJECTION TO RASHID TRYING THIS,
THOUGH HE TOO WOULD PROBABLY BE FOBBED OFF BY THE IRANIANS. I
WOULD LIKE TO REPLY TO HIM BEFORE 3.P.M. LOCAL TIME ON 13 OCTOBER
WHEN HE AND SHAIKH SAQR LEAVE FOR IRAN.
FCO PASS IMMEDIATE TO TEHRAN.
WALKER
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