'Treaties and Agreements between the British Government and Certain Arab Rulers and Agreements between the Said Rulers inter se Affecting the British Government' [‎7r] (18/54)

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TRANSLATION OP A LETTER
ADDRESSED BY POLITICAL
RESIDENT, PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , TO
SHAIKH OE AL QATAR.
After compliments. —Whereas Your
Honour has to-day entered into and signed
with me on behalf of the British Govern
ment an agreement or treaty, with the
object of cementing the relations between
the High British Government and your
self and whereas Your Honour has ex
pressed the opinion that the time has
not yet come for giving effect to Articles
(7), (8) and (9) which relate to :—
(i) The admission of British subjects
to Qatar for trade.
{i%) The admission of an Agent on
behalf of Government.
{Hi) The establishment of Post and
Telegraph Offices in your terri
tory.
Therefore I, on behalf of the British
Government, accept your opinion and
hereby inform you that the British Gov
ernment sees no present necessity for the
execution of these measures and will
refrain from pressing for them until some
future time when the need for them shall
be manifest, and that effect will not be
given to these articles without full con
sultation with you and the obtaining of
your consent.
And whereas you have represented to
me that you and your dependants possess
a good many slaves from of old time, pre
vious to this Treaty, and that it would
be difficult if the officials of Government
were to interfere between them and their
masters, accordingly I inform you that I
recognise how you are placed in regard
to this question and that supposing that
you accord your negroes fair and just
treatment there will not be interference
on the part of Government representatives
in the matter.
This is what had to be explained and
may God preserve you.
P. Z. COX, Lieutenant-Colonel,
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. -
Dated A1 Bida ; 3rd November 1916.—-
(Moharram 6th, 1335).
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