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To Political Resident, Bushire. No.1127.
Repeated Government of India, New Delhi. No.1128.
Political Agent, Bahrain. No.1129.
Dated 8th(received 9th) April, 1936.
Secretary of State for India, London.
My telegram of 3rd April No•1076 paragraph 3.
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QATAR OIL. .
His Majesty's Government In agreement with Govern
ment of India always regarded surrender of jurisdiction over
(non-Moslem) foreign subjects as indispensable pre-condition
of their consent to grant of any concessions by Shaikh under
Article V of Treaty but in. the interest of forwarding
negotiations between Anglo-Persian Oil Company and Shaikh
have hitherto on your recommendation abstained from taking
up this point with him (please see India Office letter to
Foreign Office, P.Z. 628/34 of February 1st 1934 paragraph
2 (e)). It seems clear however in the light of Shaikh's
demands that Shara Law shall govern cases in dispute between
Company's employees and his subjects that issue must now be
faced. His Majesty's Government suggest in these circum
stances that (after brief interval of some (? days to
enable) Mylies to resume his negotiations) you should
yourself proceed to Qatar and inform Shaikh that His
Majesty's Government have learnt of his proposal to Company
on this point and (using whatever language you think fit)
that you are instructed to make it clear that it is one
which they cannot approve and that indispensable pre
condition of their approval to grant by him of any
concession to whomsoever it may be, is a definite