"ملف ٨٢/٢٧ III (F 84) شركة النفط الأنجلو فارسية أ.ب.و.ك: نفط قطر" [و‎‎٦‎٨] (٦٣٨/١٣٣)

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Stiaikh. No,when I asked tor help on various occasions I was
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tola that/the trouble was an internal one tne G-overn-
ment would not give me any help. ( Political A /?emt .
But Sir Percy Cox offered to help you against your
brother,Khalifah,but afterwards you said that you aid
not need the help). Yes,this is true. My position is
not like Kuwait or Bahrain. In Kuwait tne Shai&h was
m trouble with Bin Hashid ana the Government Helped
him when he was m difficulty. In Bahrain Shaikh T Isa
was a refugee in Qatar and it was the G-overnment who
took him to Bahrain and made him a Shaikh. Before the
Treaty with the G-overnment I was an independent Shaikh
and no people could encroach on my territory. The
Qatar people themselves requested me to accept the
shaikhdom and I have documents m support ol tnis.
( Political A^ent . Yes,I have read m my records about
this). I fought against the ? 0man people,Shai-fch Zaid
bin Saqr of Abu Dhabi,ana nave also had a fight with
the Bahrain people. Had it not been for tne Government
I also mignt have been able to extend my territory,
as everyone woula like to extena his Kingaom. It is
tne Treaty tnat haa preventea me from doing this,but
tne Grovermnent did not conler on me tne Snaiidiship.
Resident . I told you yesterday that tnere is something else which
I wanted to tell you. In the past the G-overnment
promised to protect you by sea and also to give their
gooa offices (i.e.,words) m the event of an attach
on you by land. Now the G-overnment are prepared to
protect you against an attack by land ana to help you
7 /1 th the necessary force in case of an attack upon you.
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