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o—. j—*- I V j l £<—; V Uuhruln nor any of hla people would
l—* p j—-—«•!—~ I of ccurso undertake ony building In
4 St 1—j ' *j I—(jJ l '*->■ l— the Zubarah area. In return for
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I^I l—aJ I g, U o-lj L*a«VI those prlvllogos, goods In transit

I* J—J yJ * —’ [rJ • p-_/r through liahraln for Qatar would only
*1/ Ivb—ii i. l_J I I J Jl«^ be charged duty at 2#, which Your
j 1 ■*'<» I o fz u U. —<» jJ I h'xcelloncy will agree la a very con­

* *—* I—..^JU siderable concession.
^vJUNy-SS'lJVl L*#l Uj •r 3. I am writing now to ask Your

V •—»■ Ijr-a!/Jo ' L-< ( 1 ) ji: J Uxcollency forthwith to (1) remove
j—V^i L-^rJ 1 j <—h»!^J I all supervision and Customs and other
offlclnla from the Zubarah area, and
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J —1^^- •* li IJ I ->—l J ^ J >J I (2) remove ull guards, Watchmen, and
4jL-iJ L-t'4 JiJ I o-------- uny other persons from tho fort at
• J—J L-jt i—>JuLl I vdJ 1, L-: Zubarah leaving the fort empty.
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J—u y—O l y rj 1 j Please Inform me by return
* C^ - h-^J | 4 .ft p I J- ■> |. -Kj l that you have taken these measures.
I shall then tell the Shaikh of
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Jj J L.«l* *—1Lp~^J o I *.. |^j liahraln that ho may let his poople
L-JI JujjfeoVi us specified visit the area.
<Ui LaU I JJaJLJ I JJ * 1___ ~ l— I • l 4. As regards the question of
^ Ip Jl hJ « o ‘Vlo-cli Jurisdiction, It will bo better,if
any dispute arises as u result of
J I yJ j ^ «*■—■*' u I « V*£*y^ I 1 4-1 i—>ww
•-l-J cyU <_!_>, ^L^JIJ^Loll J| this arrangement, that It should be

L jii j I.a—< J j. jj I ^ b>J I yj j referred to myself or to the Political
* j j I Officer at Doha for decision.
Usual ending.

SycL . C. J". Pt&Cy .

* I I iJj aJ I H.lJ.M’r: Political Agent.