'الملف 10/3 IV الامتياز النفطي بقطر' [و‎‎٢‎٠] (٥٣٤/٦٢)

P. ii. 1971/34.
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iiitli reference to Inaia Off ice letter Ho»i • „.i7b8/M of
Uie 20th torch r egardin^ toe- proposed ^tar ail concession, I
am directed Dy Secretary ;Ur John iiEion to r& H mut you to
inform secretary Sir .^unual Hoar a ttiat lis c incurs in the
first and third of the proposals contained in anagraph d of
l ? ^ the lOliticai resident *8 tsiegnim ivo# i/53 of the 14th torch,
namely that tu@ sheikh of #tar shaula ha inlommi thixt since
His kuj^sty•s Govamii^nt regard the granting o£ a right of
survey in c^tar as part and parcel ot a concession f he cturinot
grant such a right without their pamission; and, in general,
that pressure should he brought to Wur ).n %m .heikh to trie
ma tuat he should agre^, In principle, to me grai tiii^ >1 the'
concession to the ijiglo-per^ian Jil Coripalay or tae Iraq
petrolmim Company*
with regard to Lieutenant-Qolanel Foftle 1 ^ second proposal
nai^ieiy that it should be pointed out to the viheiich that by
entering into airact relations with King I to Jaua he has broker
Article IV of his treaty with His Majesty ^ Government and has
incurred their uiapleasure (ma, moreover, th- t auy arrangtfi^enti
whlcii he has made with King Ibn jaud cannot be permitted to
stand, air John 3toon considers that, in principle, it would
be useful in the first Instance to know what taeae arrangement!
mm* iince, however, he understands taat in Uiq view of
Sir jamuel i'ioare it is aesirable to impose this veto at once,
In order that the Jheikh may be unaer no misapprehenaion on
this point, he is prepared to concur in the course proposed by
Colonel/
Under secretary of State,
India office.