"ملف 39/24 امتياز قاع البحر في قطر" [و‎‎٣‎٢] (١٠٤/٦٣)

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Political Agency
Doha
18th.September 195u
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. , , ,. The Superior Oil Company have now
started operations off the coast of Qatar/
S.On 4th September the Com any's
local manager, Garret,brought over from Bahrain three
^wv eyo S S r/ iese ? en ^ en surveying on the coast
Pi P 0 ^ 1B ? u tti. n g up markers to serve as points
vh™ P ^PP? 8ri y will be able to plot their osition
ohen working in the sea.On 16th. Septeraoer the party
i Vr l Ve A^ iJo[ia ttie Coffi . :8n y launch Robert H.Ray.
V^ork started the same oay 9 n the islands off Doha and
shortly the gravity crew will be positioning markers in
the sea.Ihese markers take the form of a bouy to which
is lixed a radar target.
hr-r^r, M C.oarrettfcoid me that it would be some time
oeiore the present number of men and the^r erui,>ment rouid
be increased .ile has, however put two points to the Qatar
t-lirough Salih A1 liana' and the otlier through the
Arviser.He askea baiih to request the Ruler to issuers
proclamation that the Company's erections on land r nd in
the sea should not be interfered with.. This is,I think!
e ?*' request cs Arab inquisitive ness and Qatari
Uuirienliness might well combine to cause interference,
y proclamation would tell everyone that it is wrong to
tamper.I have suggsted to Saliu that he sho^s me tne
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l sulmi., that an order should be made to cover those eople
who are under n.ta.u. s jurisdiction.particularly as some'of
these are sea-faring men who may not care
•hich will be dotted round the coastline.
l i • ,. . a 4. ihe second request, oul lo une Aavi
Uus time,is for police to protect men and materisi.So
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theso sre see-faring men who may not care for the bouvs
-hich will be dotted round the coastline.
4. The second request,put to the Adviser
, police to protect men and material. So
fdr the small party has been provided with? few Shaikh's
guc.rds while vcikirg or im . airrett r ui 0 ‘ rightly f refers
police,, r/ has not a.ske f for soffle*but I do not know wh^t
TB ngement.s lie made # with the Ruler about the ^resent few
eras.At present this is a small matter as so very few people
e involved but it woul" be best to start o'T - Pie right
ratQer uh? n lave to change x*oaid.9 i-. oor on. There i'*. m
police
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guards.At present this is a small
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1 case no lack of police *
case.^ ' you do not knaw what arrangements Garrett made*in “this
matter I will ask him when In- next visits Qatar.
5.1 think that Garrett probably went to Ssiih
on the uestion ol > Hie proclamation because it was a matter
of the Ruler's jurisdiction,and ti the Adviser for police
oecause he is the administrator and controls the police through
cochrane.it is,however,as well to consider which channel# to
tlie Ruler is better.As I have no copy of Superior's Concession
R.McC.Andrew Eso.
H.B.M.Political Officer,
Balirain.
/I do not
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