'الملف 10/3 IV الامتياز النفطي بقطر' [و‎‎٤‎٤] (٥٣٤/١١٠)

States on interviews between tne HonouraDie ihe rolitical Kesident
xn the rersian Gulf and i::iiaiich ♦Abduiian bin Casia al inani 01
a tar.
On tne Hnd April aoout 11•UO nours ^naiKn 'Abaullan bin
! asini, rtitii rhaiiois f Ali and Haiaadjand Salm bin Mani* caaie on
board to call upon tne Political Resident. Tiie meeting was,
purposely, made gloomy, une inaikn asKed ii tnere was news about
Bin 8a 1 ud and 'Asir - and was told the contents ol the telegram
trom Jedda ol . He left under salute.
%• At lb.00 hours on tne same day the Political hesicient
returned the HhaiKh's call (under salute}, and a stormy inter
view ensued.
Business was mooted almost at once ana the Political Hesident
informed the ShaiKh that,as ne (the b'haiich} knew ne had just been
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to Delhi; that he had told the Government of his (the Shaiich T sj
sg arrangements with Bin c:a ? ud and that tne Uovernment of India,
and also His majesty's Government, were very angry.
The Shaxich denied hotly that he had made arrangements ^ith
Bin ' a'ud,but was reminded that he had himself statea that ne
had. Later,however,ne tooK the line that he could not help
maKing arrangements otherwise he would be swallowed up. He said
that he had no made payments, but the denial was nalf-nearted |
and he avoided the point as isr as possible.
?lhen pressed on tne subject of his breach of the
Treaty,he threatened to leave ^tar (a characteristically Arab
threat,to which they attach an immense importance, which it
entirely lacKs in western eyes). He burst out at one moment that
the Anglo-Persian Oil Company were the cause of his 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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