QATAR CUTS ITS TIES
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DOHA (Qatar), Sept. 2. The Gulf State of Qatar announced its independence yesterday and decided to end all agreements with Britain. The announcement said: “Qatar will immediately begin taking the necessary measures for joining the Arab League and the United Nations.”
The' statement expressed Qatar’s support for a ninemember federation of the Gulf Emirates and said it believed that such a grouping was the best means for achieving progress and success for all.
A Foreign Office spokesman has said that the British Government welcomed this decision, which had been taken with its agreement.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32702, 3 September 1971, Page 15
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