Bu Saafah - Bahrain and Saudi Arabia: seabed claims

This file relates to the Bu Saafah Bahrain-Saudi Arabia seabed claims. It contains correspondence on:

• A formal complaint from the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa against the activities of the Arabian American Oil Company north of Fasht Al Jarim
• Sheikh Salman's dispute regarding the Bahrain Oil Company (BAPCO) operating out of the boundary
• ARAMCO reprimanded over an erection of a drill structure on the shores of Fashat Abu Safah
• BAPCO advised to close down operations in the area as the money is likely to be wasted
• The suggestion that BAPCO ask Saudi Arabia for permission to operate in the area
• Sheikh Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah, the Sheikh of Kuwait's claim for Arabi Island
• The translation of a letter from a member of the Saud family to Sheikh Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah stating that BAPCO has permission to operate on Arabi Island, which belongs to the Saud family.