File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [‎226r] (139/840)

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Secretariat of the High Goiumiasione*
for Iraq.
Baghdad the 19th January, 19^.
Sir,
1 am directed to reply to Foreign Department letter
Ko.1267/652 Kxt. dated 7th December on the eutfect or the
apparent inclination of Hie Hlghn.ee Ibn ia'ud to abeorb th.
qatar principality.
2. The High Commieeioner had recently spent some day* with : ie
Hlehnese •(from 27th November to 2nd December^ during which th.
statu, of ^atar was in evidense in connection with a project,
under consideration by Ibn Sa-ud, for the grant of on .11
Concession for a tract of Sajd territory. Sir Percy Cox found
that in hie discussions with th. Xcngin.er representing the
aspirant conceesionnaires His Highness had apparently incluued
the qatar peninsular within the tract of country for which he
was prepared to negotiate a concession. Sir I’.rcy 0o»
at once took him to task,reminding him that lie had nothin to do
with Hater except to respect It, under th* terms of his treaty with
us, and insisting on th. limitation of hin discissions to country
*,«♦ of the longitude of the head of Calwah Bay.
The Sultan accepted this
High Corarai ssionwr accordingly
on the mjbject i» ncceopary or
injunction without argument and the
doubt* whether a farther conmunication
, Indeed,advicable after so short an
interval.
re will be fully prepared hoover to return to the att.ck if
there should be any fWeh ^idenc. of a disposition on the part
of the sultan to encroach upon Hater.
A copy of this communication ic Being for.arded
Resident in the Persian Cull'.
1 have, etc.
(i*-d.> B.K.dourdillon.
V secretary ^
to H.K. the High Comtoissioner for aq.
oretaryto the Government of India
in the sweign and l>olitical Depart, ^nt, ' _