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(c)
Letter, dated May 22, 1946, from Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited to the
Ruler of Qatar oil the Subject of the Permission to be Granted to the
Company’s Aircraft to Land in Qatar

We have the honour to refer to our discussions at Riyan on the 11th of May
1946 on the subject of general permission for Company aircraft to land in Qatar.
We shall be grateful if Your Excellency will now confirm that you agreed that
Company aircraft could land without obtaining prior permission from Your
Excellency in each separate case as previously laid down in Article 6 of the
Company’s concession.
We confirm that we explained to Your Excellency that planes might require
to land at the R.A.F. landing ground near Doha at Nasraniyah and later on at a
landing ground to be constructed by the Company in the region of Dukhan Camp,
and we noted that you had no objection.
We confirm also that the Company agrees to Your Excellency’s stipulation
that the Company’s aeroplanes should be used for Company business only and for
no other commercial purposes.
We should be grateful if Your Excellency will now also confirm that Article 6
of the Company’s Concession as regards the use of aircraft is amended according
to the new agreement, which is the subject of this letter.

(d)
Further Letter, dated August 21, 1946, from Petroleum Development (Qatar)
Limited, to the Ruler of Qatar Requesting Early Confirmation from the
Latter that General Permission has been Granted to the Company’s Aircraft
to Land in Qatar
General Permission for Company Aircraft to Land in Qatar
With reference to your letter No. QCQ.4/4225 dated the 22nd May 1946 (copy
attached for ready reference) and subsequent correspondence thereon, also the
discussion at Riyan on the 10th of August 1946 in which Your Excellency finally
confirmed that you agreed that Company aircraft could land in Qatar without
obtaining prior permission in each case, we shall be glad if Your Excellency will
now put this in writing to enable us to comply with the procedure suggested by the
Political Agent, namely, that there should be an exchange of letters on this
subject between Your Excellency and the Company. On receipt of your reply, we
propose to send a copy of our No. QCQ.4/4225 and this memo, and your reply
to the Political Agent.
As we expect considerable expansion of our work in Qatar very shortly, we
shall be grateful for your reply as early as possible.

(e)
Letter, dated September 1, 1946, from the Ruler of Qatar to Petroleum
Development (Qatar) Limited, Confirming that Permission has been
Granted to the Company’s Aircraft to Land in Qatar
With reference to your letter No. QCQ.4/4435 dated 21st of August regarding
planes used on Company’s special business, necessitated by the expansion of its
operations, we confirm (herewith) what we stated to you earlier, in our discussions,
on the subject, of our agreement to their (general) landings as and when required
for such necessary business.