"ملف 9/1 عرض الأسلحة من شركة بي سي إل إلى حكام الساحل المتصالح" [و‎‎٢] (٨٨/٥)

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Political Agency,
Bahrain, the 15th October 1938
To
The Secretary to the Hon'ble the
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Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Bushire•
Subjects-Importation of arms
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Memorandum .
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The Manager of Petroleum Development (Qatar)
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Limited has applied to me for permission to import a double
barelied sporting rifle .303 for presentation to the Shaikh
of Qatar.
informed me that the Shaikh had asked the Company for a
sporting rifle and that they had promised to make him a
present of one. I pointed out that the Hon'ble the Political
Resident's peraission had to be obtained before a No
Objection Certificate could be granted and added that since
the Company had promised the Shaikh the rifle, I would
recommend that permission should be granted in this particula:
instance;but that in future the Company should under no
circumstances make such premises, as the presenting of rifles
and ammunition to Shaikhs on the Trucial Coast and Qatar was
the prerogative of the Political Resident.
2.
I discussed the matter with Mr. Packer, who
for Political Agent, Bahrain