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Dcupnluhud 0th August, 1952. Received 0th August, 1952.

No. 500 of 7th August, 1952
CONFIDENTIAL
Qatar sea-bed operations.
*. Shell have asked for the definition of the (area in

wl>^ch they may oporate under the concession which they have
beofl promised by Rulor of Qatar. Wo would propose to give
thorn samp area as was given to Superior in our lotters of
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0th September, 1950 (unnuinbored) EA 1273/63 of tho ’9th

November, 1950 und EA 1273/69 of the 6th January, 1951.
2. 'Area dofined in these lotters howovor excludes the
ax’ea off the north-west of Qutur referred to in para 4 of
our letter to you No.EA 1273/60 of the 13th December, 1950.
Y/itn regard to this area please suy whether any action was
takpn with the Ruler or Superior subsequent to our letter
EA 1271/8 of the 20th August, 1951. If not do you agroo

that Sheell should bo given this area on condition that
Vive 110 adequate notico of any operations they intond
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to .parry out there so thut we may inform the Ruler in
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