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;yigl Q-Iran ian Oil Gotmpany Limited to the Sli ailch o f Qatar .
(To be written by Abadan)»
Your Excellency,
After coaipliiiients o
We trust that Your Excellency is enjoying good health
and that the future will bring to you and your people great
prosperity.
A company, in which we are partners, named Petroleum
Development (Qatar) Limited, has been formed in London to
explore for oil in the territory over which Your Excellency
was good enough to grant us a concession*
This company is desirous of sending geologists, who
are to arrive in Qatar during the month of October next, to
examine more closely the land under concession, together with
engineers and drilling materials, in order that the company
may be better informed as to the actual places where it may be
advisable to drill.
We are transferring to Petroleum Development (Qatar)
Limited, the agreement -flfade with Your Excellency on the 17th
day of May, 1935, corresponding to the 14th day of Safar, 1354,
in order that our partners may take over all our responsibilities
and become possessed of all our rights under that agreement.
The company, Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited, will
send out in October a representative, Mr. Packer, who is
well conversant with the Arabic language and with the customs
oi the Arab people, and we desire to commend Mr. Packer to
Your Excellency's goodwill and confidence.
In accordance with the terms of our agreement we beg that
you will be good enough to express your assent and
acquiescence to our transfer, and we undertake that the company.
Petroleum Development (Q^tar) Limited, is a commercial company