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10. This Deed is written in English and translated into Arabic.
In witness whereof the parties to this Deed have set their hands the day and
year first above written.
(Sgd.) H.E. SHAIKH ALI BIN (Sgd.) For Cable and Wireless Ltd.:
ABDULLAH AL THANT, R. S. SMITH.
Ruler of Qatar.
Witnessed: P. L. PLANT, Adviser. Witnessed : M. B. JACOMB,
H.M. Political Officer {Qatar)

(ii)
(Paragraph 71)
i
Letter, dated January 11 1951, from Cable and Wireless Ltd, to the Adviser to the
1 Ruler of Qatar
With reference to the Agreement signed to-day between His Excellency and
Cable and Wireless Ltd., I have to inform you that, as a result of your
representations, Cable and Wireless Ltd. will: —
{a) as soon as the Company’s Automatic Telephone Exchange is installed at
; Doha, provide and maintain one telephone free of all charges for His
Excellency’s own personal use in his palace at Doha.
(b) as soon as the Company’s Wireless Telegraph station is in operation at
Doha, accept and transmit free of all charges His Excellency's private
telegrams (limited to 1,000 words annually irrespective of class and
destination).
Would you kindly inform His Excellency of the foregoing.

APPENDIX H
(Paragraph 75)

The Qatar Passport Law, issued by the Ruler of Qatar in 1951
1. No person subject to our jurisdiction shall enter Qatar by land, sea or air
unless he is in possession of a passport or other proper travel document bearing a
valid visa for Qatar, according to the practice and instructions from time to time
in force. The necessity for the above-mentioned documents may be waived in
such cases as we may deem fit.
2. Any person subject to our jurisdiction who, after this law comes into force,
enters Qatar in contravention of Article 1 shall on conviction be liable to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or with a fine not exceeding
400 rupees, or with both, and may be directed to remove himself forthwith or by
any date specified or may be removed from Qatar.
3. Any person subject to our jurisdiction who attempts to commit or abets
or attempts to abet the commission of any offence or offences punishable under
Article 2 shall be punished in like manner as if he had committed the offence or
offences.
4. Any person subject to our jurisdiction who has entered Qatar before the
date on which this law came into force, without complying with the requirements
specified in Article 1 of this law and who, on being called upon, does not produce
satisfactory evidence that he has visible means of support, shall be liable to oe
removed from Qatar.
5. This law may be cited as “ The Qatar Passport Law.”