'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [‎138r] (292/460)

H,iu f B Qo'/ omaient would ever hold ma or any other Shaitu
in treaty relatlona witn tnem reaponalble for what he had
dona his best to prevent.
paisalne over clause V, I road ana ex l^inoa Clause vi
which prtsonted no difficulty. The MHa wished to
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Know Hubaray. of Kuwait and laa of 3 Uraln trsatort any
oomnunloatioo» which roached thea from the agonta or m t-
•lonals of other Oovemraents; and received with interest
and approval the accounts ^Ivon by Major Keyea an^^yaolf
in reply.
Clauiie 711 he w^is 1 l)cowise ll«po:»ed to acoo t without c -
-nur; but^ln reg rd to VIII, u \1C that, thr u ;n o roc ^ -
•nir.ed and appreclatoc^he advantagos of post and telograrn
offlcos, the difficulty in regard to foreigners would un-
•fortunately cone In th ►rf^.
The ShaiXh was by this tine ahovdng signs of fatigue, and
I ikontponed further discussion f >r th© day, having re^d
over to him th© remaining clausoe of the draft treaty,
saying that he now xnew all we roaui ea of him, and thfit
I hoped he would give th© question of the admission of
sntiijh subjects further consideration, as it v. a dlffl-
-cult to suppose that H.u.'s aovemaont would readily
recognise 7t-uo friend in one who would not allow their
subjects to trade In his donlnlons.
*• The next day Major Koyee and I visited the
Shaik h, and referring to Clauses IX and X of the draft
twnty, I asKed him to describe without reserve the dlffl-
•cuitles of his position of which wo had already heard
^nothing; and to aaKe any suggestions he wished as to
help we might give him. Ho l^ln roily that his
ooualns and elder brother, Khallfah, were envious of his
Position, and always ready to lntrl c ao against him v ith
Abu Ctol, anknclont enemy, or others whenever opportunity
offered. x suggested that a treaty between him and
Govorin jnt ;oir^ bri V o we the nr ;3. ity