"ملف ٨٢/٢٧ III (F 84) شركة النفط الأنجلو فارسية أ.ب.و.ك: نفط قطر" [و‎‎٢‎٥] (٦٣٨/٦٦)

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an assurance on the lines ot Kuisait formula
of 1914, i.e. that C^a+ar shall "be recogpised as an independent
principality under British protection. This seems unlikely
to satisfy Shaikh since His Majesty's Grovemmerrt are already
in treaty relations with him as an independent Ruler while
tem M protectlon M thus used mi^it alazm him "by sujesting
idea of a protectorate. If however Hesid ent thinks Shaikh
would prefer it either alone or with addition of formula
suggested ahove he may use it so long as it is clearly
understood "by Shaikh that assurance of protection does n of
go "beyond limits specified in paragra|h 1.
3. It would of course he essential to obtain from
Shaikh in return for any guarantee given the facilities
required "by the ^oyal Air ^orce to enable guarantee to he
Implemented id est pro hah ly two landing ground, s and. freedom
of movements for necessary British personnel. we^ssume
that no difficulty will arise about this and that Shaikh
would "be willing to provide on payment guards for aerodrome.
4. The question of precise "boundaries t o he
adopted is still under reference to Resident (see India
Office telegran of S'ehruaiy 16th 1934, J^o.440;. Subject to
your further views His Majesty s Government consider that area
to which above guarantee should apply should for the present
not be regarded as extending to south of a line drawn from
a point at head of DOHA m -AS-3i!ULWA bay passing south of
SAL VA and of ^ ^ ^ K to coast Immediately north of KHOH—
AL-CDSrD inlet,
5. Resident should now at once approach Shaikh on
the lines suggested in India Office lett er Ko.iH.2.628/34
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of February 1st to Foreign Office. Further telegram will
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