"ملف ٨٢/٢٧ III (F 84) شركة النفط الأنجلو فارسية أ.ب.و.ك: نفط قطر" [و‎‎٢‎٥‎٠] (٦٣٨/٥٠٥)

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the standing example of Trinidad where not less than 50^
of the oil had to be refined locally. Mr, Agne?/ ,
hov /ever, thought that a modern Agreement made in London
might have great^ight, and he mentioned that British
Companies were coming up against this difficulty more
and more in their relations with foreign countries.
They would rather give H.H.G. their safeguard in some
other way than in a foimal public document. Mr. Seal
said that the Admiralty felt that in Qatar they might go
rather further in insisting on their refining desiderata
than in K owe it though, of course, they would not press
the Company beyond reason, Mr. Agne w suggested as a
Dossible solution that the I,P»C« might be asked u0 give
H.M.G. a letter saying that the Company would be prepared
at all times to discuss with the question of
refining and that H.M.G. would have the right as soon as
production in Q-atar reached an amount sufficient 1,-0
justify a modern refining unit to ash uiie Go^v^,; u0
erect a refinery. He explained thai bnis .jould m..u.n
erection of a refinery when production leacli^d ^
tons a day or 700,000 tons a year. 'ihe^y woul- ^..poc
E.M.G. to treat them reasonably in regard to this
obi i gat ion if it proved imp 0 s s i d 1 e b 0 x i nd mc. 1L e 0
for the oil. At all costs he wished to avoid uhe
appearance of a refining clause in a fomal Agreement.
Sir Louis Kershaw asked -whether this letter ^ould be
t. a r r-.-Ppn«nt was signed,
obtained before the Government
Ame-w said he thought it would be best that the letter
should he sent say a month after the sien^fcuio of
, + th'>t 0 marantee might oe obcained
Government Agreement but uhao o
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before signature of the Agreemo^
vrould/
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