Qatar

This file concerns relations between Bahrain and Qatar. It contains correspondence on:

• Bahraini proposals for seabed delimitation and oil revenue-sharing, presented during the visit of the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa with the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani; the inclusion of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani, Mahmoud Al Alawi, Yusif Shirawi and Dr Hasan Kamel in the talks; and the assessments of the talks by R H M Boyle and A D Parsons
• The Ruler of Bahrain's prior briefing to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan
• Qatar’s counter-proposals reserving rights on Hawar, but allowing the Continental Oil Company Limited to operate in the disputed area
• Differences arising over the 1947 line and the approaches to Sitra
• An admiralty chart of the sea area around Bahrain and Qatar
• A possible return visit of the Ruler of Qatar to Bahrain
• Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Khalifa's visit to Europe.