Coll 5/63 ‘Petroleum Development (Qatar) Ltd: Proposed construction of aerodrome on western side of Qatar’ [‎12r] (23/113)

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P.C-L. letter. No. QCQ.4/4435 dated 21.8. *46 to H.E. Shaikh Abdulla
I bln^aslm^l-lihani, Rtiler of Qatar.
£ ~v ^(Jenpral Permission for company
Zs l C.sJ Aircraft to land in Qatar .
<?it i reference to bur letter No.qCQ* 4/4225 dated the 22nd
May 1946 ($opy attached for ready reference) and subsequent cor-
respondencC-thereon, al-»o‘ the discussion at Riyan on the 10th of
August 1946 in which Your Excellency finally confirmed that you
agreed that Company aircraft could land in Qatar without obtaining
prior permission in each case, we shall be glad if Your Excellency
will now put this in writing to enable us to comply with the proce
dure suggested by 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. , namely, that there should
be an exchange of letters on this subject between Your Excellency
and the Company, on receipt of your reply, we propose to send a
copy of our lio.QCQ.4/4225 and this memo, and your reply to 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. .
As we expect considerable expansion of our work in Qatar
very shortly, we shall be grateful for your reply as early as
possible.
P.C.L. Letter No.UCw.4/4225 dated 22.5.*46 to Ruler of Qatar .
General permission for Company aircraft to land in Qatar.
We have the honour to refer to our discussions at Riyan on
the 11th of May 1946 on the subject of general permission for Com
pany aircraft co land in Qatar. , shall be grateful if Your
Excellency will now confirm thatyou agreed that company aircraft
could land without obtaining prior permission from your Excellency
in each separate case as previously laid down in Article 6 of the
Company*s concession.
We confirm that we explained to Your Excellency that planes
might require to land at the R.A.F. landing ground near Doha at
Nasraniyah and later on at a landing ground to be constructed by
the company in the region ftfi of Dukhan Camp, and we noted that
you had no objection.
We confirm also that the company agrees to Your Excellency's
stipulation that the Company aeroplanes should be used for Company
business only and for no other commercial purposes.
1 We should be grateful if Your Excellency will now also con-
jjtSx Article 6 of the Company's Concession as regards the use
I of aircraft is amended according to the new agreement, which is
I the subject of this letter.
tjh&ikn of Qatari lette r dated the 5th of Shawal 1365 (correspond-
ing to the 1st of September 19 46). to the Manager, Petroleum Deve*
7 lopment (Qatar) Halted. ’
With reference to your letter No.qCQ. 4/4435 dated 21st of
August regarding planes used on Company's special business, neces
sitated by the expansion ci its operations, we confirm (herewith)
what we stated to you earlier, in our discussions, on the subject,
of our agreement to their (general) landings as and when required
for such necessary business.
Kindest greetings.
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