"ملف رقم 10/3 VIII الامتياز النفطي بقطر" [و‎‎١‎٠] (٤٥٦/٢٣)

to o^rious incursioxui and no't t^o small raids • Thatr His
Majesty's Gcv^nmsnt «3Q>«ct ths Shaikh to taks b JLX reasonable
steps for his own as fence and for maintaining order within his
own frontlsri (paragraph 2 (h))# The letter goes on to
explain (paragraph 8 (c)) that His Majesty's Govermaent propose
to assist the Shaikh through the Koyal Air force t while para
graph 2 (d) covers the air facilities which His Majesty's
GoveruMnt expect should be put at their disposal* ^t
stated in India Office telegram Mo •636 of the 2na ifeirch l f i;34
that two landing grounds would be required• In a^y letcer the
number is not spec H ied t so if more are necessary they can be
used* The last part of paragraph 2 (d) covers the visits
of aircraft and Officers to qatar whenever the Air Officer
Commanding considers necessary f while the last sentence of
this paragraph covers Intelligence activities on the part 02
the Royal Air Ftoree#
/ f."
3, Letter Ko«2 recapitulates all the points in connection
with Jurisdiction* Paragraph 6 limits His majesty's Govern
ment's support in internal affairs to difliculties aris
from the presence of the Oil Company. The last sentence of
this paragraph was inserted at the Shaikh 's request and is
innocuous* ] aragraph 7 mentions what is ui coarse otvious
that the arrangefiients entered into are subject to the Oil
Concession being given to the Anglo -Persian Oil Company*
4. l^vur N«.3 la from Uaawd proaialng to aflcapt on hia
aocasoion tUe 'Craaty of 191b •
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6, Lattar Ko.4 la to the Shaikh auggaatia* that the ifeaty
of 1916 ahould ba converted into an haira and eucceseor one,
and in letter Ko*6 the Shaikh agrees*