"ملف ٨٢/٢٧ III (F 84) شركة النفط الأنجلو فارسية أ.ب.و.ك: نفط قطر" [و‎‎٢‎٦‎٧] (٦٣٨/٥٣٩)

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Of territorial status and "boundaries of certain territories
and sphere of influence in ^astern Arabia and in reply have
t)een furnished "by His Majesty's Government with copies of A
Anglo -Turkish Conventions of July 29th 1913 and March 9th
1914, You should attach copies of these Conventions for
information of Saudi Government explaining that that of
March 9th 1914 v;as ratified and published. The note
should continue on lines of paragraph 3 of my despatch
No, 125 to Angora making it clear that His Majesty's Govern
ment regard rt Blue Line" laid down by Article tl of 1913
Convention and defined and adopted in Article 3 of ratified
Convention of 1913 as remaining operative. You may
accompany this communication with any oral explanations
you consider necessary hearing in mind that considerations
urged in paragraph 6 of my despatch ]^o ,125 to Angora.
4. Meanwhile in order further to guard against
danger emphasised in paragraph 2 of your telegram f ;o,4 r7 of
Standard Oil Company of California extending their aeriax
survey work to east of "Blue Line" United States ^mhassy
London are "being Informed that (with reference to corres
pondence with them regarding journey and activities o.
aeroplane which Standard Oil Company of California have
sent out to HASA Coast) that His Majesty's Government think
it iwell to make it clear that they regard Eastern Boundary
between Ibn Saud's dominion as fixed by "Blue Line" and
could not agree to Standard Oil Company's aeroplane flying
over, or to Gompany T s extending its operation or survey work
i^ any other manner to territory to eas-. of hat l.n^.
5, After communication has been addressed to
3 audl Government on atove lines tut before Saudi Government
have/