السيادة على جزر الخليج ومياهه الإقليمية p.55

FO 371/126850 1957
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MACHASIB. 24° 31' N. 51° 50' E.
Description:- a little, flat, rocky islet about 7 feet high.Background:- as for KAFAI.Sovereignty:- as for KAHAI.

SHURA' AWAH

250 N.

520 15' E.

Description:- a very small island not rising more than 40feet above the sea.

Background:-

as for KAFAI.

Sovereignty:- as for KAFAI.DAYINAHI 240 57' N. 52° 24' E.

Description:- low, flat, and sandy, bearing scant grass; thehighest point is a black detached rock at the north end risingabout 9 feet above high water. It is about 12 miles long and600 yards broad.

Background:- as for KAFAI

Sovereignty:- torritory of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi.QARNAIN 24° 57' N. 52° 51' E.

Description:- about 13 miles long and Ź a mile broad, it has threeremarkable detached peaks at its northern end, one of which is 190feet high: the southern part is low. There is no fresh water.

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Background:- as for KAFAI

Sovereignty:- the Ruler of Abu Dhabi appears to be the owner.

DAS 25° 08' N. 520 50' E.
Description:- 12 miles long, by mile broad, with hills ofregular outline which reach 145 feet in the northern hall; thesouth of the island is low. There is no water.Background:- as for KAFAI. The island is now used as a base byAbu Dhabi Marine Areas.
Sovereignty:- almost certainly to Abu Dhabi.HALUL. 25° 40' N. 52° 25' E.
Description:- It is about 1 mile in diameter and consists partlyof hills, of which one peak rises to 180 ft, though a considerableportion is fairly level. There is no fresh water or grazing evenafter rain.back round:
do in the past Her Majesty's Government, while consideringthe island's status to be indeterminate, has bee
une pas ma t ou been the opinion thatAbu Dhabi had the stronger claim. However, in 1952 the Ruler ofQatar put forward a claim to HALUL. In 1955 Her Majesty's Governmentdecided that the matter should go to arbitration, but so far littleprogress has been made towards this object.Sovereignty:- indeterminate. May become a neutral zone between
Qatar and Abu Dhabi.SIR ABU NAIR 250 15' N. 54° 12' E.

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Description:- an island not permanently inhabited, 2 mileslong by 2 miles broad about 44 miles North by
West

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