"ملف ٨٢/٢٧ III (F 84) شركة النفط الأنجلو فارسية أ.ب.و.ك: نفط قطر" [و‎‎٦‎٦] (٦٣٨/١٢٩)

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encroacji upon my territory because I am very I'nenaiy
witn mm ana do not do anything which aispieases him
besides my giving him something.
Resident . According to Bin Sa r ud f s Treaty with the British
G-overnment he cannot intertere m your affairs and
it is because of your Treaty with the Government
that he cannot do anything and it he does,the Govern
ment will prevent him. And you are the Ruler of all
Qatar and the Treaty extends to the whole of i^atar.
Shaikh . But I ao not see why I should be compelled to give
the concession to the Anglo-Fersian Oil Company. If
the Anglo-Persian Oil Company do not offer me good
terms according to the agreement between me and their
representative and I am not satisfied with what they
offer,and if I am not allowed by the Government to
give it to others I will leave the oil in its place
and give it to no one. I lived all this time without
oil. I am now frightened of this Company. I thought
that whenever trouble arises between me and the
Company,the Government will act as an arbitrator
between us. I now see that it is the Government wno
is fighting to get the concession for tne Anglo-
Persian Oil Company. If this is the case to whom can
I submit my complaint against them if tney happen to
take tne concession.
Resident . The Government want Your Excellency to give the oil
concession to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company but they
would not necessarily compel you to give it to them.
They would not agree to the concession being given to
a Company which is not partly British. If you give
the concession to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company they
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