'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [‎167r] (348/460)

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? lad if yon will kindly cominnnicnfe diroet with Colonel fir P T tn t
sending instructions at the same time. ' ^ 1 ^ ai11
When dates have been approximately flxea. I request to be informed of
tbem.
Sub end- sk re No 3 to Enclosure Xo. 1 of Serial So. 54.
I 1 rom— 1'ic Hon bi e IjiHTJNANT-CotoNaL Sir Pj-rct Cox KCSI KCIE
Political Ktbident m the Persian Guif, Basrah, • • »
To— S haikh A bdullah bix J asim al T h4*i, Shaikh of Katar
Jffer compltnienfs.—l duly received the report cf Major Kpyes, Political
Airent, Pahrnin, o l is visit to jou and the cordial co-operation which he
received Irom you.
I am now depufirg on a visit to you on my behalf, Colonel Grev, Political
Agent, Kuwait, to discuss the future relations between your u p oodseK and the
Great British Government.
It is possible that Major Keyes may be with him, but the latter is under
orders of transfer to Basrah and so may be unable to accompany him.
I should indeed have liked to visit you myself on this occasion, but my
duties in Irak with the Government Troops do not admit of my leaving, and
for this reason Colonel Grey procee.is on my behalf to inform you of the
views of the British Government. Matters of detail he will explain to you
on meeting.
I hope to hear in due course that a satisfactory understanding has been
arrived at which will alike be conducive to your own prosperity and be in
accordance with the pacific and humanitarian policy of the British Govern
ment in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
This is what had to be explained. May you be preserved and salaam.
Sub-enclosure No. 4 to Enclosure No. I of Serial }so. 54.
MEMORANDUM OF OBSERVATIONS REGARDING DETAILS OF TREATS.
As regards the text of the treaty, I have numherpd the paragraphs of the
printed English draft sent you, and have kept a copy similarly numbered, iot
facilitating telegraphic reference. Keterring to those paragrap is,
make the following observations for your general guidance, in ussio
Shaikh Abdullah:—
Faro graph 5—Arms Traffic Agreement. Essential.
Paragraph 4. —Admission of British subjects and British Agent o t a
type of A^ha Badr and Abdul Latif. Essential.
■ Paragraph o.-Limit of 5^ important, hut Government m^t^
ceivably agree in any particular commodity to same la e » "
own subjects.
Paragra7 )h8 6 and 7. —Essential.
Paragraph 8.—Immediate establishment not essentia , as n, a 5 =
in principle.
Enclosure bo. 2.
v . v tn the Hon'ble the 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. m
Copy of a letter from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , u^ai , October 1915.
tbe Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Basrah, dated H.M.S. " Lawrence at Sea, tbe
1 have the honour to refer to your letter ' 1 of the negotiation
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Jasim bin Thani, and to report the r.ctioa taken in accordance . .
instructions.