'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [‎140r] (296/460)

0 f tno treaty, particularly upon th t relating to tne ad-
•ciaalon of British tr^aera. The Snaiy.n naa ovldontly
glvon deep oonalderntlon to tlilo sab^oot, but oouid not
Drine nimaolf to agrae to tMo inaortlon of clauses IV, V
and VIII. I used every poaslblo arguraent, but without
avail.
Arms
In regard to the atx Traffic, tho Sh ivn assert mat ho
should do in tha <iVGnt of a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. filled with arms for sale
arriving at hla port after ho had uadertaKen to Join in
the supprooalon of the traffic. 1 replied, after aoae
dlscuaslon, that he could either the hoat away, or
conflaoate the amm which could be aet against the number
allowed for yearly importation, aa ho wished.
ghalXh Abdullah then Intimated tiv t he was willing to ac-
•cept this clause . and to publish the proolanatlon regard-
«tBC the An&j Traffic) in addition to clauses 1,11^1,711,
IX and X, andthotie of the engage ionts with tho Truolai.
Chi of j vhl oh iro not peculiar to ono or more of thorn, with
the exception of article 71 of tho 'Oeneral Treaty*.
6. In conclusion I aaKed the ShaiKh to give me a
r :nly for Oovom lont in hl3 own rord i. He -aia;
"Please tell then that I will gladly undertake everything
"olae that you have put to ae, and that I an very sorry
"Indoed not to be able to accept British or any other
3 firol fi ^i aubjeotfcs as permanent residents In my country at
ut. i would welooao tham gladly myself, but my
n :oo le are not yet aufflolentiy civilIted, nor Is ry
"role sufficiently consolidated, and I a« afraid of serious
"trouble, which could only enc^n r:y own dentructlon. If I
"alio - xx for v jners in n ,r . You lay a.K-, 10 v r,
-aat this la only a teraporary difficulty which I hops a
w fo ~ yo .ra remove, and I promise. If Oovemment till
"allow clauses IV,V and 7III to stand over for the present
"to conalder them again later and to accept them at as