"ملف 82/27 (VI (F 87 نفط قطر" [و‎‎١‎٥‎٥] (٤٥٤/٣٢٨)

Translation of letter No♦7/64 dated the 14th
Muharram 1364 (i»e# 18th April 1936) from Shaikh •Abdullah
bin Qasim ath Thani,C#I.E M Ruler of Qatar, to the Hobble
Lieut •-Colonel T»C.Fowle.C»E.E M Political Resident in
the Persian Gulf.
After Compliments,
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Reference your letter dated 17th April 1936
equivalent to the 13th Muharram 1364.
2» Regarding the sub-paragraph of the draft of the Oil
Concession which I gave to Mr. lilies. I agree to your
demand (proposal) that disputes between British subjects
British protected subjects and the subjects of non-Moslem
Foreign Powers should be settled by the nearest officer of
the High British Government i.e. the Political Agent,
Bahrain, or his representative.
3. I also agree that tbe disputes between British
subjects and the subjects of Non-Moslem Foreign Powers and
my subjects should be dealt with by a Joint Court on irtiich
I and the Political Agent, Bahrain, will sit, or on itfiich
my representative and the representative of the Political
Agent, Bahrain, will sit. The place and the sitting of
this Court will be at Doha. As regards the subjects of
Moslem Foreign Powers to whom you referred in paragraph 3
of your proposal, I, on my part, agree to your proposal
about them, but will not be responsible for any objection
which may be raised by their Governments.
4. I have agreed to these on the condition that the
Government undertake to give their full support to me
ari d -to my heir apparent, my son Hamad, when he succeeds
me and that they do acknowledge him as my heir apparent
and support him when he succeeds me.
Usual Ending.