Control of Arms and ammunition in Qatar p.4

FO 371/109875 1954
TELEGRAM

Cypher

SAVINGY

Code

Clear

From :-

BAHRAIN

To:- FOREIGN OFFICE

Despatched January 5, 1954.

Received

No.

2 Saving

of

January 5, 1954

PRIORITY

PRIORITY

RESTRICTED

Addressed to foreign Office telegram No. 2 Saving
of January 5 repeated for information Saving to
Dohah No. 2 (s). augu

our letter 1195/19/53 lof December 21 to Beirut
copied to you about arms in Qatar.

Contrary to our expectations, Hancock has
succeeded in persuading Ruler of need for measure of
arms control and registration. He has produced draft
on lines of Bahrain Arms Ordinance constituting the

schedule to K.R. No. 3 of 1936 with following
A atrferences: AM (1)

it applies to "firearms" only: second
elau se of Article 2 of Bahrain Ordinance

does not appear.
(11)
time limit for registration reduced from

/six
(5517) A.O.St.