"F-82 82/27 I: نفط قطر" [و‎‎٨‎١] (٧٣٠/١٨٠)

P.2. 7118/32.
Enclosures in Colonial Office Covering ^Tote Ko. 98116/32,
dated 16th November, 1932.
F^IAL . Plans Division,
^ ~ ITaval staff.
Admiralty, S.W. 1.
4th November, 1932.
Dear Flood,
With reference to the draft despatch to the Politiccti
Resident Persian Gulf, concerning oil concessions in the
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Persian Gulf, enclosed with your letter of 5th October, 1932,
the Admiralty have the following observations to offer i-
(i) In view of the fact that the agreement between the
Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the Sheikh of qatar has actually
been concluded, the Admiralty presume that paragraph 2 of
the draft will either be deleted or drastically altered.
(ii) As pointed out in Admiralty letter M. 01686/32, paragraph
7, to which no objection was raised at the Meeting on 15th
September, the Admiralty attach the greatest importance to the
Anglo-Persian Oil Company bringing the Persian Gulf area
within their sphere of control.
In view of this fact and the discussion which took
place at the Meeting, the Admiralty feel that paragraph 3 of
the draft hardly reflects the opinion of the Meeting and
therefore suggest that this paragraph should read
♦♦On general and strategic grounds it would.^but it is
always necessary, for reasons of international|policy, that
each application should be handled with great care and that
no excuse should be given for an accusation against His
Majesty f s Government of unfair treatment. In general etc.,
etc., (as in present draft).
Yours sincerely,
Sd/- J.H.D, COTKINGHAM.
W, Flood, "^sq. ,
Colonial Office ( C0 Py forwarded to Balirain under P.L.I4o.77-S
of 23/1/33,ref. our J5io,41-S of 14/1/33)•
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