"ملف ٨٢/٢٧ III (F 84) شركة النفط الأنجلو فارسية أ.ب.و.ك: نفط قطر" [و‎‎٢‎١‎٦] (٦٣٨/٤٣٧)

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Holes on interviews between tne Honouraoie tiae political resident
m tiie Persian (iulf and ^haiim T Abduiian bin Qasim ai Tnam 01
Q^tar.
On tne ^nd April aoout 11.UU nours anaiim •Abaullan bin
Shaiims 'All and Hamad,and SaliJi bin Mana' came on
boara to call upon tne Political Resident. The meeting was,
purposely, made gloomy. Tne biiaiim as^ea 11 tnere was news about
Bin ^a T ud and Usir - and was told the contents oi tne telegram
from Jedda of • He left under salute.
At lb.00 hours on tne same day the political resident
returned the b'haiKh's call (under salute), and a stormy inter
view ensued.
Business was mooted almost at once and the Political nesident
informed tne anaiim that,as ne (tlie ahaiKJa) knew ne Had just been
to DelHi; tliat ne had told the Government of ius (the Shaxicti's)
sg arrangements witn Jjin Sa'ud and that tne Govermaent oi inaia,
and also his liajesty's (iovernment, were very angry.
The Shailoi demea notiy that he had made arrangements with
Bin Sa'ud.but was reminded that ne had aimseli stated tnat ne
nad. Later,however,ne tooK the line that lie coulu not nelp
Mating arrangements otherwise he woulc. oe swallowed up. ^e ^aid
tnat ne had no made payments, but the denial was nail nearted
and ne avoided tne point as tar as possible.
lilhen pressed on tne fea -easfi subject ot ^i^ breach ol tue
Treaty, he threatened to leave Qatar (a cnGracteriw,tiCo,llj
tHreat,to which tney attacn an immense importance, which it
entirely laclcs in western eyes), he burst out at one moment
tne Anglo-Persian Oil Company were the cause of ms misfortunes.
After a very stormy discussion, it became late and it was
arranged that the discussion should be resumed next morning.
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