"ملف 82/27 VII F. 88 نفط قطر" [و‎‎٥‎٣] (٤٦٨/١١٤)

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6. Letter No.6 is from Mr. Mylles . Mr. liylles informed
me that the Shaikh insisted on this alteration at the last
moment, and lias doubtless reported fully to his Company. The
effect of this alteration may be to exclude interests other
fh a-n the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, e.g. the Iraq etroleum
Company. However that is a natter for the Company to
settle«
7. The delay of 2 or 3 days in signing the Commercial
Agreement, referred to in paragraph 3 of my telegram quoted
above, was due to the following attitude taken by the Shaikh,
which illustrates the almost childish suspicious nature of
himself and his son Hamad. At my final interview with him,,
when I settled our political points | I suggested that the
Commercial Agreement should now be signed with Mr. Mylles.
The Shaikh said: •Ho. He wanted his payment -on -signature
before he actually signed'. I suggested that Mr.Mylles
could telegraph to the bank in Bahrain, and the latter could
then wire the Shaikh that the money had been put to his
credit. The Shaikh replied 'that this would never do. How
could he know if the telegram from Bahrain really came from
the bank ? The Company might send the telegram themselves
in the name of the bank and not deposit the money at all V
He - the Shaikh - would have to send a man of his own to
ascertain that the money was really in the bank'. finally
it was agreed that Mr. fiylles would telegraph to the bank
and the Shaikh's man would be sent to Bahrain to bring back
the credit note and show it to the Shaikh.
8. Some of Kr. Mylles'difficulties in dealing with such
an individual may be imagined and as I have already said in
paragraph 11 of my telegram 110.372 of 22nd April 1935
he/conducted his negotiations with much patience, tact
and skill. Moreover I received useful assistance from him
during my two visits to Qatar.