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Confidential
PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT (QATAR) LTD.
Memorandum
From: Company Representative,
Doha.
Mail Div: Liaison.
Subject: Security Jebel Wakara
To: Liaison Officer, Dukhan.
Memo No.P/16/103
Date 22nd July, 1949.
The C.E. department Umm Said intend re-commencing
operations upon the erection of a beacon upon Jebel Wakara.
Work is due to start tomorrow morning July 23rd.
Upon receipt of request for guards I instructed the
Emir at Umm Said to provide two guards for a probable duration
of five days. Camp Boss Umm Said would arrange for a tent and
rations.
Upon learning the destination of the guards the Emir at
first refused to provide them saying thatlhe was responsible for
Umm Said area only. He then added the pleasing information that
even if they were ordered to go he doubted if they would do so.
He suggested that as the affair was between the Ruler and Shaikh
Saud of Wakara the former should provide some from his own body guard.
I informed him that the work emanated from Umm Said and that
the guards must come from him. At last he grudgingly agreed but
added that they were only responsible for prevention of thefts.
I informed him that they and he wculd be held responsible for any
form of interference to Company property.
Saleh states that he has replied to the Company on the matter
and appears to consider that it is no longer any business of his
but rather the concern of the Political Agent.
Since I understand the Company are now only erecting a single
wooden telegraph pole the erection may this time be achieved without
incident. Shaikh Saoud's previous objection was that after stating
we were going to erect only one beacon we actually erected four
although each one of the four combined to make the one beacon.
I will go to Wakara early on the morning of July 22nd and
contact Shaikh Sauds representative there and inform him that we are
erecting yet another beacon on Jebel Wakara.
The local population were completely unaware of the presence
of one of H.M. Ships off the coast on the 13th inst. I had it
reported to me about that time that some noises of explosions
had been heard out to sea but I nor I feel, any of the locals
imagined that it had any particular significance.
Even if this construction passes without incident it will not
be a guarantee of immunity for the Company for any future operations.
It will exist as a running s^ore until the Ruler makes his own
settlement.
(Sgd.) Tirbutt
c.c. Terminal Supdt.
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