Dispute between Bahrain and Qatar over Zubarah

This file relates to the dispute between Bahrain and Qatar over Zubarah. It includes correspondence concerning:

• The dispute between Sheikh Abdulla of Bahrain, Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani
• The fort on Zubarah and the need for all parties to remove outstanding items from it and leave it empty
• Police patrols at the fort at Zubarah by the Qatar Government
• The issue of Saif Bin Nasir Al Na'imi being issued with a Qatar travel pass when he is a subject of Bahrain
• B A B Burrows' letter to Sheikh Salman outlining HMG's views on the dispute, concerning: (a) the grazing rights of Bahraini tribesmen; (b) visits to Zubarah by the Ruling Family of Bahrain, the Al Khalifa; (c) interference from the Qatar authorities with (a) and (b); (d) the maintenance of a permanent police post at Zubarah; and (e) conflicting claims to individual private property in Zubarah
• D C Carden's view that the settlement should allocate Zubarah to Qatar.