"F-82 82/27 I: نفط قطر" [و‎‎٣‎٤] (٧٣٠/٨٢)

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At KhasalD, whither they took a son of the Residenny
Agent, they spent three days and climed in various directions.
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The ♦'Khuzistan" then proceeded direct to Muscat,
where the geologists spent ten days "before they coimnenced
touring in the Sultan's district of Batineh, accompanied by
Captain Eccles, who was deputed "by His Highness 1 Government
to take care of them.
4. Before addressing the Government of India in
accordance with the instructions contained in the Colonial
Office telegram, I decided to visit the Trucial Coast and
C^atar myself in order to discuss matters personally with
the Residency Agent and to see for myself the attitude of
Shaikh Abdallah "bin Jasim of Qatar.
5. I "beg now to submit the following observations
and views.
Yrucial Coast .
6. It is impossible for any European to land and
start on a journey of exploration in any 4jf the Chief ships
without the previous consent and support of this Residency.
Probably the only non -official Europeans who have slept a
night ashore on this coast in the last century are Medical
American Missionaries and commercial or shipping Agents who
have been recommended to the Residency Agent. Mone of such
persons can at present obtain permission to live on the
Coast.
7. The Residency can obtain the Shaikh's consent to
Geologists making excursions —- say of 30 or 40 miles —-
into the interior H in order to correlate the geology on the
"southern side of the Gulf with the known facts as to the
geological conditions on the Persian side H , but there is no
likelihood at present of any of the six chiefs issuing to
any one an Exploration License in connection with a concess-
-ion to bore for oil.