"ملف 14/201 II، مسائل متنوعة خاصة بالساحل المتصالح، B 57" [و‎‎٧‎٦] (٤١٧/١٥٩)

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k «*--» in ilj we arrived off
Dohah X 1 ■ ' 0 0 G 8 T* ! n v f,nT»n -f _i_ 3 „ ^
oiT.ernoon of the 30th May 1338 when visib-
ility wf p extreme 1 v m-u
" - - # 10 a Pproach to the "harbour" is
Tf 1 ^ the SOlltary be8con is now only a few feet above
water -level. Hoacequently we did not anchor till nearlV
4 p.m. A -oat was imiediately sent to stop the Shaikh
coming off and I went ashore soon afterwards.
The 01-i Chaikb is looking rather frail and ill and
I doubt h- -vill last mu-h longer. He is incapable of
controlling his appetites and he is steadi.lv growing weaker.
The fo 11 dy l :g y-ere discussed: -
A. Customs exemption for R. fuel. i thanked him
suitably for ^freeing to thi~,
B. Purchase of arms, I told hi q Abdul Aziz al Mana» was
still in Bahrain awaiting quotations from Fngland.
I explained ^ha 4 * th.e da 1 , ay was rob ably due to re-armament in
England. He expressed gratitude for the assistance given,
C. Qatar Order in Council. He said he had received
my letter i ^cgarn to transfer or division o^ .jurisdiction
and was replying to confirm it. He reverted to his old
plea for a gurantee that other Moslem powers (i.e« Saudi
Arabia) would raise no objection to his exercising jurisdiction
over theri subjects when in Qatar. T repeated my previous
reply that he need have no anxiety on that score orovided he
dealt justly and fairly -itb such people and adhered strictly to
the main principles of Mohamedan Law,
D. Hawar Islands. I questioned him closely in rega-d to
his claim. He stated he had no further proof to offer beyond
the statements made in his petition" --f •?ne -h . .
he should receive a copy of the Bahrain Government .s statement
of claim "in order to rebut their evidence". To thi- I replied
it was for His Majesty's Government to assess -e valne of the
evidence/