"ملف ج ٢٠/٥ الامتيازات النفطية في الخليج الفارسي" [و‎‎٦] (١٤/١١)

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FOaSIGH OFflCIS, S.W.l.
5th October, 1949.
Dear aupert,
Will you please refer to your letter ho.
5/252/49 of the 17 th September about the desire of
the United States Consul-General, Dhahran, to find
out details of the v^atar sea-bed concession?
I am afraid you will have to tell Hart that
all oil concessions are regarded by His Majesty's
Government as confidential to the parties and to
His Majesty's Government and that it is not
possible for us to reveal the terms of the Qatar
sea-bed or any other oil concession. It is, as
you say, up to Hart to approach the State Department
and ior the latter to obtain a cop. from the
Superior Oil Company if they can, though of course
it is by no means certain that the Company would
wish to reveal the terms of the concession to the
State Department.
Yours ever
BiidNAxiD BUxiBOWS,
Lieutenant Colonel,
Sir xtupert Hay, K.C.I.£. , C.S.I.,