Bahrain/Iran median line

This file concerns discussions of the Bahrain-Iran Median Line. It contains correspondence relating to:

• A request from the Government of Bahrain for information in preparation for the negotiations between Bahrain and Iran
• The departure of Yusif Shirawi for Tehran to initiate negotiations on the Median Line
• The decision of Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home to provide the text of the earlier Qatar-Iran Agreement to Bahrain
• A paper on the 'Bahrain-Iran Seabed Boundary' by the FCO Arabian Department, recommending the same principles of equidistance used in the settlement with Qatar
• A request from the Kuwaiti mission in Tehran for information concerning Bahrain's position
• A meeting between the Foreign Minister of Bahrain Sheikh Mohammad Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and British officials at the Foreign Office in London
• The Iranian acceptance of the main principles of the proposals conveyed by Shirawi and the suggestion that the islet of Nakhilu rather than Jabrin should be taken as Iran's baseline
• A chart of the Bahrain-Iran seabed boundary
• The arrival of the Iranian delegation in Bahrain and Douglas-Home's request for a formal exchange of letters with Bahrain before finalisation
• A call by Ambassador D A H Wright on the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, and the reluctance of Shirawi to make additional amendments to the agreement
• The inclusion of an operating limits clause in the concession agreement between the authorities in Bahrain and Superior Oil Company, including a draft letter to Sheikh Isa.