"ملف رقم: E.7. قطر والاتفاقية الأنجلو تركية لعام ١٩١٣' [ظ‎‎١‎٦‎٨] (٤٦٠/٣٥١)

Major Keyes and I then took our departure and returned to IT ir
" Lawrence " which left that evening for Bahrain and Basrah.
6. The clauses refused by the Shaikh, being among those m V ^
you as essential, I was not able to enter into treaty without reference / r ^
authority and H. M. S. ^Lawrence'' being obliged to return to the si ^ r
Arab for water almost immediately prevented me from enterino i \ att ' a ^
graphic communication with you. 3 11 0
In consideration of the Shaikh's remarks given above, and the fa f
the position is much as stated by him, I am disposed to recommend th t i
Government of India may be pleased to accept the explanation ^ r
inability to admit British traders into his dominions for the present 0 ]
negotiate the remainder of the draft treaty on the understanding th f 0
subsidiary agreement regarding the clauses omitted will be made subsecmonH
1 am convinced tiiat Shaikh Abdullah will abide loyally by the engaeem f
into which he is now prepared tfenter, and I believe that practical experien !
of our encouragement and support will increase his reliance on ns vv K ;^
really all that is necessary. ' 18
It is quite possible that, should we decline to treat with him without ikv
clauses, he might ultimately agree to their inclusion under protest, but unle®
it is considered that there is any urgency in regard either to the admission of
traders, or a British Agent, or both, the acceptance for the present of the
Shaikh's explanations will pay us best iu the long run, as it will in mv
opinion, be more likely to win his confidence and regard. '
I am averse, generally speaking, to coercive measures with Arab Chiefs
except in cases of obvious breaches of engagements.
a \ S Z 31 as e0u ^ ^ eai 'ned from the interviews described above
bhaikh Abdullah does not appear to be a strong character, but his position is
certainly not an enviable one as he is at present situated, and allowance must
be made for that. A\ e will be better able to form an estimate after some
expenence of his adherence or otherwise to the engagements specified in the
treaty.
. -^ To Q^sjion of monetary payment arose at any period of my discus-
sions with Shaikh Abdullah, and it would obviously not have done to suggest
any in connection with Clauses IV, V and VIII.
9. Copies of this letter are being sent to Bushire and Bahrain.
Enclosure No. 3 of Serial No. 54,
Telegram, No. 62 C., dated the 29th November 1915.
From—The Political Agent, Bahrain,
i" Ihe Deputy Chief Political Officer, Indian Expeditionary Force "D", Basrah.
i ' S !' a l kl ? 4 Khf ! Hfah oi . Katar tas appealed to me through Shaikh Abdullah
^ .+ 1 f j- () ^ satisiaction Ircm ruler of Shargah in an important case.
t r ' r,es ening further negotiations with Xatar as this case should enable us
situation between the brothers, vide my demi-official of August
Shaikh 's letter posted.