'الملف 10/3 IV الامتياز النفطي بقطر' [و‎‎٢‎٠‎٠] (٥٣٤/٤٣٦)

On Wednesday the 9th May 1934 the Political Agent,Bahrain,
left Bahrain "by a sea-plane to Dauhat Salwah. After remalng
about two hours at Dauhat Salwala ha wont to Bauhati IIomk ; where
the sea plane landed rm" r<"w iii1i[LIIjjb tiiiid ^^cn /?ool ^o^ to
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Khaur al-'Udaid from where sJie went to Boha^atar) and landed
at about 2 p,ni. As soon as the plane landed at Doha,Husain
an-Ni * mail / the Mudir of the Customs came in^ small jo^-lyboat and
informed the P.A, that the Shaikh was out in the country and
that as soon as the man-of-war was sighted he sent word to the
Shaikh and informed him of the arrival of P.A.(he expected
that he was op "board the ship "but was told that the P.A. will
arrive by air). At about 3 p.m. Shaikh Hamad bin ♦Abdullah
came on board H.M.S.Shoreham and informed the P.A. that his
father was not well and that he sent him with a letter in
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which he asked to be excused for being unable to come. In his
letter the Shaikh said that he was sicK and asked to be
excused. He added that should there be anything which they
want to discuss it can be talked over with his son Hamad as
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his deputy. After having delivered the letter Hamad bin T
•Abdullah asked the P.A, if he liked to go out and see his
father in the interior, and after spending the night there to
return the next morning. As the Captain of H.M.S.Bideford had
to be on board the ship at night he was told that it wuuld be
better if they went and returned after the evening meal. He
first Mcepted the arrangement but then said that he thought
it better if they went in the morning as the road was fead and
it would be difficult to travel at night. This arrangement was
suitable to all and it was decided that the P »A, and the
ofliceni should land at 6 a.m. when tne cars will be ready for
'them.
On Thursday morning the IQth IHa y 1934.
At 6 a.m. the P.A. accompanied by the Captain of H.M.S,
Bideford and the Group Captain landed at Dohah and after sitting
few minutes in the Shaikhs Palace(at Doha), where Hamad was
waiting for them, they motoreo. to tlie camp oj . the Shaikh at
Um-al-^uhai b.