"F-82 82/27 I: نفط قطر" [و‎‎٢‎٨‎٨] (٧٣٠/٦٠٢)

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well to impress upon them the delicacy of the position.
Bie meeting agreed and thought that this might he put
to the Company as a general point in connection with the
concession.
article 5.. Tne Petroleum Department suggested that
it would he desirable further to safeguard the interests
ol the Sheikn oy amplifying this article on the general
lineb of Articles 12A and 13 oi the A»P«0»C«'s Persian
concession. The effect would oe to require the Company
to preserve the deposits of petrol, if any, and to
utilise the latest scientific methods in their operationr
It was agreed that this should he put to the Company.
Article 4 . This article was likely to he/of the
greatest importance to the Sheikh. The Foreign Office
expressed the view that, subject to consideration of our
own interests and those of the Sheikh, it was desirable
to meet the A.P.O.C. so far as possible in view of the
undesirability of bringing In American Interests if this
could be helped. The petroleum Department agreed, and
the Admiralty said that they thought their higher
authorities would probably also agree, subject to the
reservations in question, as did Mr. Laithwaite.
Mr. L8.ithwaite said that the Company had already
inade it clear that they did not wish to disclose their
bargaining figures at the moment and we could not very
well press them to do so. On the other hand, it would
te material, in considering the terms to be accepted,
that under the present concession they were to receive
an exclusive licence in respect of the whole area of
Qatar . some 3,000 square miles.
Mr. star 1 inp said that the use of the phrase
"exported from or sold for consumption in" raised an
Important point. This formula was one which had been
^sed in the Persian concession. The effect would De to
make/