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For the Record April 10, 1975

Saad S. El Fishawy

Qatar: Mr. MeN ra's Visit -March 13, 1975

Others res nt wer Affairs, E1 Fi hawy and

srs. Abdul ltadir Qadi, Director of Fin cial ster.

Mr. MeN ra xplain d the purpo e of hi visit and laborated on each of the three topics he c to discuss, in the a vay as h did previously in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia 1/.

1 - capital !ncr ase:

Mr. MCN ra e phasized that this i sue is not a financial on • He would try bard to n otiate an increase fr 5% to 15% in the votin po er of OPEC countries to reflect their newly acquired econo ic atr gth and as ert their position in tb nev econo c order. H could not even tart befor being assured that this is the wish of the OP C countri s

and that they ould ubscribe to th pecial capital incr as that would be offered to th He pointed out that th results could not be guaranteed since th other er countries which pres ntly ba e about 95% of th voting pow r would have to give up their re- ti e right in order to enabl OPEC countries to incre e their relative voting power by the additional 10%.

The Minister ask d about the outco etings in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and with who be Mr. ra info d the Minister about the etings he had just co let d in Kuwait and Saudi Arabi • Th Minuter stated that h is in full au port of the increase in the voting power of OPEC countries to 15% and that be would pr pare a orking paper and a plan of action to be pr sented to th Ruler and th

cabinet soon.

2 - Third Window:

Mr. MeN ra described th dverse eire tance with which the least developed and poorest countries were fac d: draught, increase in fertiliz r and food price , infl tion, increas of ort and oil prices, reces ion in the developed countries and decrease in vol and prices of exports of the developing countries. Mr. McNa ra explained how the "Third Window" ache w designed to enable the B nk to incr a e ita lending by an additional on billion dollars. These funds would be used to assi t in financing economic d velo nt project • He stated that K ait and Saudi Arabia had xpr saed strong support of the "Third Window" and that Kuwait h indicated that it was prepared to contribute 20 million dollars or re to this sch e. The

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SUMMARY NOTES FROM QATAR, March 13, 1975

Meeting in the Ministry of Finance, 10:45 a.m.

Present: Mr. Al Thani, Minister of Finance, and Mr. Qadi, and Messrs. McNamara, El Fishawy, and Burmester

Mr. McNamara first explained the proposed increase in voting power for OPEC countries and stressed that this was mainly a political problem. The Minister asked with whom Mr. McNamara had spoken about this in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Mr. McNamara answered that he had talked with the Prime Minister Sheikh Jabir in Kuwait and King Faisal in Saudi Arabia. The Minister said that he fully supported the increase in voting power for OPEC countries. He would prepare a working paper and a plan of action to be presented to The Ruler and Cabinet.

Mr. McNamara said that events of the last three years had had an inverse impact on the development prospects of many LDCs. He mentioned the drought, the increase in food imports, the increase in oil prices, the price increase of manufactured goods and fertilizer and finally the decline in export growth of the LDCs. These events had led to a demand for increased finance on concessional terms. The Bank therefore in­tended to establish a "Third Window" to lend at 4-1/2%. The finance ministers of several OPEC countries had supported this at the Development Committee meeting in January. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia would contribute to the subsidy fund. So would the Dutch and possibly the British, Germans and Canadians. Mr. McNamara would hope that Qatar could contribute with $15 million to the subsidy fund. The Minister of Finance explained that the financial position of Qatar was somewhat difficult. Production had been cut back and Qatar had other commitments to Arab and African countries . To a question from Mr . Qadi, Mr. McNamara responded that the commitment was only for one year. The Minister felt that the plight of the poorest should be relieved by both OECD and OPEC countries. Nobody had helped Qatar 20 years ago. Mr. McNamara said that the OECD countries already contributed strongly to the Bank Group through IDA. He also felt that Qatar's past suffering should make the country more sympathetic towards the plight of others. A lengthy discussion on moral obligations towards developing countries followed. Finally, the Minister said that he personally agreed to the establishment of the Third Window. He would present the request to The Ruler and would let the Bank know as soon as possible.

Mr. McNamara said that he would like to borrow $100 million from Qatar during FY76. The Minister said that $200 million had been included in the budget for the IMF and the Bank combined. He said that he would like to talk to the Bank again about lending in approximately four months.

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Tl.c Shc·iklltJOlll (•f qa:::~r b .\ p t: 1insula rou;.:hl·~r rno 1~1ilc. in lc:jJ,rjtlt, \\·:t:J <-". tn · < ~ : lLh · ·~:ry;n ~~ b c- t\\C' f.: ; ~) ar,d :;o Inilc-:. , nn th<: '-' c::- 1 cc.· c~· t (\! thC' 1\-r~ i ;l n Guif. ;j ·he total an~- is ·1,ooo ~' 'lll~l •· n i. ik~;. Tbcrc ~lr (· o ·cr 1 ~· o ,ooo inhat>i:an s, h\·o-thi:d-- of \\ht.1m :Lrr; con -c!'lr;->.1 cd in the i:mn1 of 1Jc ba, L))l the ta:,t co1 ·> .

1\,·o oi 1 r:r J'OT ts , Z;tl>rit on tL •-.: we;.;t co:1st ancl 1 ' 1:1m S1icl (ill the l'asi., Cf\\"C their existcnc:c: to tilL' d i ~· r:ovcrv of oil. Zakrit is a conn.:nient, if ::;ballm.,-, h arl,uur :or t he impor t of goods :from D:d11·ain, ancl l.'mm Said a1:orrls anchor0g~ i o the deep-sea i.ankc:rs 2.ncl !I~ighters .

Q;-tU1.r is slony, sandy and barren; limited supplies of uuclergro u;Hl \\'C.ter a.re unsuitable fo r drink i .1r:; or :.1\;ricultme LH?cause of hi~h minc1::1l con tent. Over hali the w11ter supply is now 1 1ro vid~d by se a. ·,,·8tcr c: :· t illalicm pruces;;c:;. The inhabitc-,nts bavc t raditiOJ~-> ally li\' ed fron'l pearl-diving, iishinb aud nomadic bL•rding.

Owir1~ to the arid ity o( the pcninsu1a t11C early hi story of ('lai.ar i ~ of litll(~ interest, i.hrJugh <~rcll< t co­J o~ical cxpr.-d it ions ba,-c found evidence ~f in !J abit;:t ­tion in the Stone a nd Iron a [;CS <tnd as early as 4 ,ooo B.C. In JS)T6 Great Britain, in or d er i.o e.:-.cl11(k oU1er powers :from l be area , made an agrcr:mrnt ·\\'ilh the Shcil:h of Q2.tar, who und ertook not to cede, mortgage or oUterwisc c) i :;?o~c of parls of his tC"n:itorir-s to anyone except the Hriti~h Go,·ernmcnt, nnr t o C1 1ter into <lny rela t ion.:;h ip with a fo re iL;n gon:rnmc·;1t (l i tr: r i~ ~~u1 tlle Dntisll without Brit·ish consent. Simii11.r af;r<·e:nwni.s h<td lwc.: n conch!d(:!d with B~h rain in J SSo :tl1 ll 1892, \Yi1..h the Truc ia l St~tcs in 189 2 and with 1\mvaii. in I 8t)g. In r('tu rn Britain undertook to pro­ted Qat;u fro m all z~ggrcssion by sea, and tc lend h er good off1ces in case of an overland altack.

The discovery of oil in the l <J30S promised grcai·er J!rospcrity for Q11 tar, but b ecause of the Second \\.orld \\'ar productioll did not begin on a commerci :tl scale \mtil 1949 (st'c b elow). An ambitious development }!rogr:tmrnc is llO\\' being put inlo operati on with tl1c H:\'t·nucs fr•) ll1 the procluct1on and ex port of oil. TLc ShriJ..:ilclom has tal:cn a l..;ad ing part ii' moves ~nw;Jrds tl1 c :furm~i. ioil of a Gulf Federation; it a1so ~ :1 joys c1osc re!Jtions with Saudi Arabia. ln J~nuary 1~/!l Qat~r j r.,i ni' c1 the O rga nization c•f P ctrolc un1 L\portiJ~g Countries , ~mel in l\J11y 1970 it ~d~~o bcc;:tme a member of 0 :\PEC (the Org,u1ization of J\ra b l'~trolcum Exporting Couut!·ies). .

ln April 1970 a provisio11al constitution was .:wnounccd which, it was said, w o uld assis t ()JtJr's " :llry into the Federation of ,/\.ral> FmirJ.tes. Ti1e f1rst t~~u i _nd was forml'd in :\Iay; the Hulcr became Prime ~-::lister with responsibility for oil, ~u:cl six of the otlH.: r ~ .:r tt' mcml>crs \\'ere abo mcml>crs of the Eoy:ll Familv. 1h\\L•vc.:r, Qatar tlccidcd to remain out~·ide a. Gulf

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F~l>ruary 22nd , HJ7.!. in fl Li ooc~le::-o ':- <'Ot i il .• : ~;r :~.;d l) \ . l i-. cousin Sbc>ik h 1\lul1b bin Ha1 n ad ,:, J -· : ;. !Jli. ~- li:· ; :::l 1\.ln ! if~ so;; i1cc:l p c•wc r -,,·;til dw SUf'}l'!l 1 u l U1c n : · i .. '. ~\ 1 'fll~ni f ;unil~· . <l 1 t ho~l~h bi-- ; ,\ · r ~ ·· ·: · ~~ ) :;:·., -~ _ mch:d· ·cl tl:.~ curt :t:illll'r~t of S();·n,; of tl1•: : :· ·· ~: ; ,- · !" lr .• : .~­h c.:lcl pri\·i k;r:~. Tl1 c C'''tlP <.!lso li.'.\: ll t• '-: t) ), . a ; r~iJi1.: . ,,: of i.IJ C (h:poscri .A mir 's son , SlJciJ..:J t i\.bdtJ AL.i ... , ·:;i r• \\'Cllt in t o c:xile.

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Hc,y,t1 <:pprr,pl i ~ 1..i Oil '> , su~ .:.~ I.: S i.t..:cl tli ,• l. l h : nr·;,,. ::-ul ': l \\'<IS alYwt t o i1 tro ... lt lCL: ;: !J c·ra of ~ : . ~u li • · ;· s'Jciul ~ . : . \ pu l iti~:<J rdCJI! tl. l!! ' <(<..'C idC:illC<:= ,-,-j~;l 'l ito.; l(_;jO C<...l:':Oti tU ·

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COli i ~cil. t o u·:;J-;..>krn.cLt ', he J !l; ~1 i . ;t< 1 ;:d ::o· . .::rnm e: r. !· Its ~ C' n~ ei11bc·rs , i~ l i1. : .. ~ J1:, · <'..Pl' Cl in-:.·~..: , 1 , s l rw \l ( ' \'";;:,_; ~ i:·i be f'lcckd rcprc;:;cm ·tlives. The .\ lhi·r)'' \ ' Cm1::ci: 's C0~1.'i.itution:1. ] entiLJ"il!Ci,tS incl::r1c· i. i' !,·;_;. t_r, dt·>,nc leg i ~ l;-;tlO'l dr11.ftccl' b >· 1he Conned c.(:\fi; :i ,ta::; b·~io: · < · rai. iiication and prc; ;c. u1~~ :-. ti u ll. It ;dst) ln ~; p::l\n:r t;1

r equc:-.1. mi nister: a! stah:me11ts on JlH t lcrs of genL·r<>J and specific policy i nclu:-oivt~ of the dra ft budget.

A t;r icu lture i:-; sl ill de\ elopi~1; l.>~l t ouisic1e th: capit;t! ii'l03t o£ the roJ'rUJation i:; E'lll1li!l\'Ccl in the oil ind: <::.tr y, w:1ich is the st o. te's pri ,ir: ii)<-:1 suuru:, o f weal tl 1. 1'i~hing, apar t from shr iJ :"!.p ii::bing <u~d

processi ng, is carri ed on to supply local de111an c~s. lJnlikc. many of the tJtber Sbeild1doms, Q2.t~r has n c• cntrcp ot tr<Jcle.

Intc,c~::. 1. in the petroleum possibilitic,::; of Qatar was first s timubtcJ by th e CJ~try of Stanchrcl of California into Bahrain in IfJJO. Shor 1. h· after thi :; cla tc the Anglo-Irani<1n Conq•:llly r rccivccl permi:>:> io n from the ruler to make a surf;;cc !':.un·cv of bis t e rritories ar:.d in 1935 ~l!C)' w ere gr.1ntt'rl a- con<;cs~ ion. Thi~ 'gavt; them cxl'h<s ive pctru! L'lll ~i. ri ~~ hts in the· SlH-il~bcJom and its territor ia l wate rs for 75 :-cars. Payn1cJH~ \\'ere to be -1oo,on() rupees upon si g n~t t ure; an annu81 rental of 150,000 n1pccs for 1hc f1rs t 5 years anct _)Oo,o ·-,o rupees 'therea fter; aml a roy;dty of 3 rupees p '.:' r lo:1g ton. The concession \\'as later tr:msfcrrl'd to' Pc!ro le um CoJlCC'?·~ions J ,td., \\'hich form ed an operating COJ}l jl:lny,

rctrolcum DeYclopmcnt (Q:Ltar) Ltd . Petroleum J)t:,·c!oprnrnt s ta rted cxp1(l ratio n in 1937

and <1il was d iscovered ill 1930. Field <lC ti,·iti cs '-">·ere intenupt cd d;.1ring the war. hut n'~·. t:nwd in Jo_p, Dy 19-I<J th~ comp:my h::d C<) l piL·t<..-d a drilling programme, the Jayint; of a pipcl illc ·ystem from the

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field of nul·ll~n. Oll the west CO,lst to Pmm Said , awJ Ute co:Jstwc;tirm of tcrmin:tl bcilitics. 1\t the r·r1d of tha1 ye2 r tli .: first. <·llipmcnt \ \':1"> made from the Umm S;tid off -,11( •rc berths . Fr m J 0('3 to 1970 produc­tion sL•gnah:d ar ahu•Jt uine mi lli 01 t uns a ycLtr ln~t ex p :L!lded r.qJidly Juring llJ7I tiJ reach 10.-1 mil .ion t uns, and tic increase \\<1 .~ m2.intamed \Yhen produc­tion reached 1 r ·1 million tons in HJ7 2 and I I. 7 million tons in I9 73·

In 195l the royalty rate wa s raised to ro rupees , and in 1952 a pmtit-~haring scheme ,,·~s adopted. A year later tl c n am e o f the company \\·as changt:cl tn Qatar Pt~trol~um Company Ltd .

An offsh(}re grant was awarded to the "Sbell" Overseas Exploration Comp;1ny in 1<).)2. This co·.'r:Ts an area of appro::-:imatc:ly 1 o,ooo square n1ilcs aud it expires in '20!.. 7 . A down p ay went of over [z6o,oo0 \vas m ade and e.-p1o r<ttifJll stctllecl in 19.'i3· The frs t anJ second exploratory "-ell s b.ilc:<.l to Jind oil and were ab:.lJJ<.loncd in 1955 and rgs6 rcspcc tin·ly. The operating Cl)lllpzw~· . the :3hcll Company of Qata-r Ltd., 1o"t th eir Oii:<,inal d1illing platform i n a storm in 1956 . This w as rcphc(~d <1 ncl d1 illing opcr::Lt ions rccomnw11ccd in Decem bcr l<J59· Test prod uclio n from tlw oil:-.lJOre fteld at fuel cl .'llargi throu .~h tcntpor;uy facilitic~ began in Jauua!·y ry64. Construction oj pcnJIC'tnent faciliti es on Halul Island, som e (,o miles of£ th0 coa;.;t of Qatar, \\'Cre completed ea.rly in 196G . This also enabled production to be commenced fro m Shell's seconJ field in !\l.aydam r.fazam. Shell Qatar began comme rcial production of oil in 1966 at <1.n annual rate of more than s.ooo,ooo long tons. and this had 5ncrcasec1 t o 1 S··l 111illion tons by 1973. Production from at llird fi eld, Dul I' -lllii1e, began in I972. In J 9CJ3 the Continental Oil Company of Qatar w;ts granted a concession over la nd and offshore areas rciinq uishcd by the Qatar Petroleum Company and the Shell Comp:wy of Qatar, and o\·er a strip of territory in the south of the pei1insllh not pre\·iously included in auy co:lccs­sion . 1 n l\farch 1960 a J ap;mese consortium was granted an exploration concession in the south­eastern offshore area, but discontinued its search and returned the concessionary rights to the Go,·crnmL'nt in 197·1 · .Also i11 1069 Qatar and :\bu Dhabi agreed on ihc joint exploration of th0 al-Bnndnq field. which is shared by the b\-o countries. This is being d e\·clcped by the ai-Dunduq Co. Ltd., which is owned by British J>ctroleum, Compagnie )_, ran<;·aisc des Pdrolcs and Qatar Oil Jap::tn. In 1971 the B elgian Oil Corporation was granted a 30 year cxpll'n .. tion concession in an area of 12,000 square km. onshor~ and o:fishore, covering the whole of the Q<tLu peninsula except for the Dukhan field.

In April 1972 the Amir si gned a law to cre:1tc the Qa.tar National Petroleum Co., with power to c:1rry out a. comprehensi,·e range of procluction, relining and marketing functions. In .lanuary 1973 the Qatar Government signed partic ipation agret~mcnts wtth both local crucle-proflucing companics-Qa tar Petro­leum Co. Ltd. and Shell Colllpany of QJ tar Ltd.-­whereby it a cq uired a 25 per cent share in the operations of each company, this to I ise to a con- .

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in all the :\rab (;il-prnd~:ci:t!; ~~~::• .' t( \\~:..:..:. J:;t::-• .l· pariicip:Lti iJ!l i;t tl"~ op·..:rz:.'LiCi1· 0tl!it.: \:_-~··:-:1- 1\\;,

oil companiL'" (c· ·~ clla~ Jt!.? i Oi1 • .; tl c \!:- .. Fo .', ; X cdh .~1f; iw) . :-\cc,lldi::f!;ly, 1:" rl,.~;,_,- ~ •\·•·r11:1:··:·: h eld r.cgoti1.t.jr_;;,;:; witlt C}~thr V :.r ll' U 'll ( !lljY":: ;,:.! Shell Lump; ny of <;J<tLtr in F•..:L;: :1::.n' J\)~-..: ,.:l<.l r• ·::o_._r a~rcemcnt CJll th' iJ,H !:t·1.lialv 2.'-(l'li _ _ :: ·!l ~1~: t ••

Governmen t of a C'o J wl CL· J t : .. ·.:·..::,::\. :. e~1C:1 r1:· 1 .• .

compauics. Two rno:i·t:: ~ :tftL·r ·.,:,~rcl:; i1_ · .: •• 1~~ ;,,; :;. . a ;.srrccl that tht: co1npa! 1 i~·s :;J jl, ::r.: buy ': :.·-.k at i· . · l)o p~r CC'lt. of -~..:1e G0 '\(I'i1:11·.~11 , ·s <ji) [.,_! - :.i. -;; .,.:--. :! pru;.luction a t an 3.\·cn::.~·-· }•rict' r ;- 1, .3 p ·r ~·::: t o11· .· pri ce:; . :dt:l'r L .e :ir~1: :-ix 1:w;n:.:o t.Le p:-· >~· \\-,h ~-·, : subject to yn<1.rtc!ly nxir-..\·. T;:·~ ~-~n'''-'!'P ____ ·:n r•. : .. ·::-·. its CJption io s,-:J its r"n~;.i!i i n.~ .;•-; 1-,L·r c":·: (•f p•·r, >: _ tion em \\' 01 l c1 r;:? r l~e Ls c.;: t.o sr 11 it t() the t · . .- ~ rom 1•·, .tl ·-.

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Equal~y sir;-niiic.lllt re:;lJlLS of the: _·.n:).J::.:·.v·ii confJict \\'ere :::.·_:\-,2rL'· b n tL'lH} J:",lt~· cn> ~-·-cr:: )~..:; i:1 .,.:

prC!cl uct.io il anwn~ .\rL.tb s.:atl~~ ~c·.:l ;:,h::trr-: :t :-:-l:"L•::: ... ' i i~CrL·ascs in oil p1icf'.- . I.:>c l \\'t::·. :1 Uctl.~ :- T'J/3 ;,·, .: Janu ~ry 1971 lk~ ''1:1b:'' ul ~ . ,, ~·)\-~':-:·.:'·_::'Its r;l l!:• Gulf producci ,;. ,tt·- -~ (\·:!Jich ic: __ ;_. C}.t-: .. :·; r os·:· fr .: , S3 per bJ.rrd t o Si·· Qatari >:.H'l\1i: \.':1 icll v: · ' SJCJ7.S milli on in T~J7 r and S.>. .:)-J.S milJ:o ... '1 H! / .>, i': .. ; csti;n~tcd to be' $397 milliu:: in 197_~ .tud ~:r,3"I million in I 97 ·1·

In order to a vuicl con:lilefc dc:pcnck:~ ~-= on oil t I.e Governmen t b e:~s enceurag-cd t:~~~ gJw:--_h of oti:,'l' inllustrics, and the p roportion (,f th·~ rt•·: -: :·we from ( .. ! used to finan c~ c1cvclop!~1c:nt p ·njrcts li ·:.;; been ri .;;i: : steadi ly, p::1.rtic ularly since H:,; ~cizurc· ·f po\:er l, ·.­SilcildJ E.halifa in 197 2. Govcr:~.1i l_'nt. c ~ : :tal c~:p •..:: 1 •L:­tl;I·c, set at S90 .1 million in 19;_~-:;. ;, \\·2.::. : chcdull' ri tv

ri.:;t: io Srsc, mi ll ion ill 197-t-75·

Tl1e most s:gnific<mt complc.:d proj f:: so Ltr is ~ -n ar:m,onia and urea fertilize-r pl;mt, ~·~c::>cd on t. h•· cnnvcrsion of \\·aste ~ras, which cJ.me int ._ (llK'rati ,)!I ;i! Umm Said in Fd.n·uary 1973 ,,-:th a plaJ- :. ,' cl oulput :.· 43o,oob tons per annum, Ot i~t'r de,·el ·::-:-> mrnts k\\'t

lwcn in cli,·er:;e fields. The O.:ttar F Jc. ·:;r .\Jil ls <..'•) .. \Yllich, thou g~1 priva tel)· o m~d. ,,,·a s ~ :t up at t :. ·

p;·ompting of the Gon ' rnm ' nt, op~.'::-.:.t c:; a n·.< ~ compkted at Umm S:tid in 1972, th~: can pw..::._-.. -. Joo tons Of flour a cla \·. The C\1tar ~a:.onal Fislli::-' Co., origin:tlh· formed -in 1966·-as an cx:~·nsion of t ill: lucal sl~rimp:1~3l1ing induslr~·. now ha:: refrigcrati •: :) and processin g plant ncar ])(' 1)a h~rb~_~ Jr capabk 11!

li ,ll1dling seven tons of .shri:!lps dail:.- . The (~.tt.u 1\ational Ccml'nt \Llnufacturng Co. ,'.t Umm B tb began pw<.luctiun at a rate of roo.ooo,: o ns per y,·.tr early in r9CJ9; its rapJcity h~ ::; ~ince b ·'-..' 11 cxp,til!k.l Th~ Dcp::1.rtnwnt of :\gricultur,· l!'tS alrt .: Jy sut:c l·l·d· .! in making thl' country self-s:J:11cicnt : :1 vegcLtbk-.. production of \\·hich \\'as ncg!i ;::;~1 k as rt''~ ntly a" Itl1 ' • .

fruit procluctitlll and the plam ing of tr~,- ~ arc !llal~: ;~. rapid progres::. . S<.mlc vegeia~1tl'S , m. :::ly tolll:lt~" ... marrO\\'S and cucumbers.. art> now cxp.' :-kd toot !~.· : Gulf states .. \ ;l::l.llll'::l.l gas liC)U t'f LC( ion r :.wt, b('g'\111 (l\'

the Qatar l'L'tr(lll'nm Company in 1971 . was cxpl'Ct, ,! to become opcration;d in 1~7-i·

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~ L-Isra~:; kc; in o.: ·usto.in<:d 97 3 a1~·l ts of 1> OS(; f;-(•::: tic:h ;·:,: -9~t2, \::i-1 S r .3'Ji

(Ji] tl:.t' ) { oth('r frl,n' c:· ~ n ri:.ir: ~ J \\'Cl' b·; ::xr d .l i

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}'roj~d •; l!ldr:r 1JJ cp; r 1ticm clnri1 ,!"' 1 1)7; i1~c! t, 1·"1 ~.11 ,· .. :.11 : •• u:ll ~.ul(• lh:r, a ~! l ~;'S J>L:Ji. ·~ 1Ici a ~.tt·· l rr•;lm~ ;,~::!. In Jt :1c 1 ~~H i..\YO i r•.mr!t ll.n,h, CJJF Ct ;•ni · aJJd , ; ll'•' ~an, -.n·re ;;•·sarcku a cunt.rac:t, sai1l (I.J Lc: ,.-,,r h

·:~ ~ 2,ooo ntil]Jr.;1, trJ lJnilrl :c pdrochcltti ·t.l pL1nt at : :!: :1 1 S,ti•l (in v:llich i..hl' (}.tUtr (~O\L· fllTt~C!ll. wr,nld ; _1·;·: ~L:l Sv p(·r v;nl im··rt·st) ~~nd provi~:::: a Jie•·t of : . ·:;,l'f'> to c::.1rry its pwr}ucts. 'J'ne plant wvulcl prud~tcc • •:o.~.~oo t·ln.3 of ctl;yknc JH r y·~ar.

(< •! • ..,idl'rahlc a:nvunts of n \ l'nuc ha,·c :1lso Lccn . ·:·· ttd in infr~.s·.ruci..l :ral cl .:vclopmclll. ..\ 13o-l.>ccl .";11ta' , LJiit in J.Joha a~ a t•:•t,:l cost C>l {3.,=:, million,

\, .. ~·~aid ~o b~ one· 0f tlH: mo.-,t modern irt •·11 \\Oriel . j·~. 1 rh were 1Hid cr wa.: in ICI/,~ for ihl: constrnctivn of' , (>.)CJ·Lwd. gcw:r2.i hospit~l. .:\ clcsz .. lination pb.nt, ~()\,'(' J'Cd by I :ttur:..:.l c;-~-. b cxpcct.cd tG supply Dol1a

Econom£c Sur;Yy, Sloti.', fi cal Si!r, 't)'

\ ·itit 0n.:r t·so million <:;<dkm-~ <•f p'pctl. w:tter p•'l (l. t;,-. ;\ 31J-.\I\\. }!-'J\n r ~tati JiJ ;-; J.I"O lJIJ\':eJt·cl b: · n:.i..u:-.d f';Ls. \\.<Jrk was b<:£;Uil i i l I~'•/3 un t!,r· con .. t.rt!C:~irm <1i ;1

new de,·.;dJn~t r- i rJll'.l')\',<·r ~~!t~.nl at \\'<!l·r t:l t, lJ" ·n !:J­pktecl by J<'): 3· :\s f•H VJ.l!llll.livttio:1':i, l) 1La l1a~ ;111 Ji1h'n alton<d :tiJ1H)Jt :~rc: n~:w:::. h;~n- j),-, . l t rJ.\\!l un for a nC"w o:K tt; b-: loc~Llcd ot:t:-;rL; lJ 1:1a .. \n c;u ;. it S3h llilc co;nmulJic.d ion"' ~ lat.irm i.- ::tls() prL•!r-ct.c· d~ anJ i.lJL' ro:->.d, j 11:-2.! elcc t 1 iftcatiun and. P')ft. sy~ t';J:,:~ .!.r~· ;td h .'in;; dC'\·lJopecl.

In :\hy HJ/3 t.i1c . .Jone'l';Lry .· ~cnry of Q;:tar announced the issue oi i'.:s own ('J.J"t<1.ri c•.nrcncv, t:.c Q ttar riy<tl 1QT'q \\·itJ1 tl1l: S:llfll: f~arit:-,: and tXC.hJ.r:~e Yalne as the c.td cunL'lll·::. the Q2.L:.r/Unb;Li riy:d.

J n :::\o\·cmocr 1973 t.i1t.: m·.:tric systelll was intro­d uced .

PoPULATIO~ ( r972 Esti mates} AREA

TOTJ...L DOHA (c ~q>ital)

4,ooo sq. miles 170,0:)0 130.000

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on. QATAI?.. PETROLEUM CO}.fPANY CRUDE OIL PROf\UCTIO..:r

Lo~G To~ s LoNG ToNs

196~ 9,97S,ooo 1969 9.J6G,coo 1965 9,158,ooo 1970 S.8S1.ooo 1966 9.059,000 1971 10.400,000 1967 9,070,000 1972 I I .3CS,ooo 196S 9,018,ooo 1973 11,6;6,ooo

SHELL QATAR CI{UDE OIL PRODUCTIO~ .

. 1970 1971 1972 1973

Lo~G To~s (million)

581

7-1 9-9

11.5 15·4

:- "\

, I

., I• ·I

I

roo <lirhams = r Q<lt~r riy<.l 1(2H) .

Coins: r, 5. ro, 2''i ~u 1d 50 C:uh:1.ms. Notes: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 anri 1 00 1iyals.

Exchan"''~ ratr.s (J Hly I()7~): f..l SLP:li;l;=-=9 .r.>i riy" ls; r.s. •:rc. _j 'II/ Ii_,·aJs.

Ioo Q.d..tr riyals= £ro .Gc6"' $z5.333·

J ·all': Defore J une 196G Q.d.ar' s cunen.:-y \\':1S tl:C' l'cr::i::w Gulf 1:1di ,.n r'<pr· ':, '- ~d,!crl ;~:. 1 ~-- r,,J. stcrli:-- ~ ( 1~1 .. r 3 . .:;; J '') .. ,

\\'ben i.l!c l!1dian 1'\l fl(.!<.! \\Z\S dc•:a llC'd ill jUll' H)r'6 (lat~r ;•dop:c·\l ~:1tidl :\rZ!blcl11 ll.Jj'I·'~C\· i;iOl' tO t:~c· iJ.tro··'n·'l.l"'"! r,: tl

Q.ti.arfl )uh:l.i ) iy;·d (,:t J'-tl ,_.:th i.he old rnpcP) in :·cj .1.t•J1ll)l:r 16•JC. 'J i1i..; l•'.: :: curre·:c y \'-·~,,- -~dst • \hl·d in t ;: .. ! t:1t:~: r): '!: t·,- .· ()man (now the GnitLd Aral> EmiratC:s) c.·ccpt Abu ) )ktbi . Tl:c> (_';)) ri:.al \\·as , .,,h1• ·d at ~I C.S. cr: ·-~' .,_:-I,--1 ·:·•;: n.- ,,~­until :\u::;usi. JC)7I. l'rom DL"cen.!Kr Jt)~· 1 to FeLru2ry 1973 i.l:(' n'.·,•l's \:the\'.·;->..; :22.0 1·.s. cents 1.' r = = : . . ~:,c, riy .!'- .·.i L· present t!nll~r , -a lu:nioa 1. :.:-. blcn cfkctin, since h loJt:~ry l~!'/3- l n ·.: (·m•s of stc:l ;: :· .. tl"' \':dn,; oi · i. .. · r:·l • >! :.-:: Lrt . .-v·: ::\on:m!Jcr 1(/•7 <..:.!l(t J u,: c 1972 \ '.2-S rs. <)(L (.'~·75 nc\\ p (·ncc; , tile C\.ci:;til~;•· rat.t.: l ::: . :', .~ 1 :.~ r J .. J2() r i_·:,i.-·. \ \ Lt:· ; l '-·- ,_·,,,, .. ,:

.Arab Emir;!h:s <lUO]'t~cl ~ n:.tiOI:;:tl curre:n cy in ::'.Jay J(_)i'?. t he Q,D riya l y ·,ls supe:r·.::lrd b:> ~l:c (_]:tt;.r :i:.~<l. v.it il L:-:L· ~ ;": v a lue: a s th e old cmre:ncy. ~omc iigurc.s in t his Sbti;;lic;--J S urvey arc ~t ill expressed llt ~1J> ;·i ~·al s.

nu~gat: The lJUtlgd for i.hc j\ luslim y ear 13<)?. (Fe:brnary I 6th, 1972, to Fcbnlary ::~r d , 1073) to~alled ;oo mill:o:1 Q/D r i: ·ai:-- , of which 300 111illion were allocated to C;J.pit.al pro jects . ·

GO\'EH~:\ fF::\T C:\l'IT.-\ L T~Xl 'L>, DIT C l< L

(million Qai.<1r riyal s) --- ------ -------------·

Public SPn·ices Econom ic S t'r vi ces Socia l and Cultural S"n·iu·s GcnPral an<.l Other Scn ·iccs Land Acqui si tion <1ncl other allocations

T<) /3-7-i (1393)

197-i- 75 (139-i)

l q I S::!

9 3 181 ·1.1 1 02

·I S .')I

Go \ 1 00

TOTAL 1---~~--- -r- GrG

OlL REVEN1JES ('ooo Q/D riyals)

Payments by Qatar Petroleum Co. Paymen ts by Shell Qatar

,327.985 267,016

'EXTERNAL TRADE IMPORTS ('ooo Q/D riyal:;)

1970 1971 1972 19{3

305, ·19 1 !i15,SC9 60?, :263 nR .. t-lo

- 1971-72 (r.Nr )

.')I 7,91 I 429,:WO

Exports: Non -oil exports arc nq~ li ~ ; illk, anti the customs do not provide 1igurcs, but there is :1 t1oari shing rc-e~plllt trade with o ther (~ulf States.

It{,

"}" (;~ of L:'~

rn'c:- i : iy;-1 >.,\ ,,_ 'll ! : ( t \\'( t.'11

l.)nitc·c.l

1iyals,

·.

blPOI~TS

• . - _.. .... L l.. -~- j;M'

PRL.~CJP .. L TR\DJ~\G PAnr>:EHS (' OC•O Q riy2.Js)

Stalist£cal S'trn·ey , TlzC' Cr;,·s!z·!~di<'n

1~171 1972 I I'J73

United Eingdom . U .S.A.

T--,-3-. 9-.)-' ;--I-~ 3 ,1-;-;-- ~~Go, 57~-r --2 I~ 3G-r--30,8•).) .)0,2•;,3 C3,qq 1 So.o.:o

JnpJ.n Ge;-m<tny, Fecle:.:-al Republic Lebanon

28 ,1, 92 _'i.j.l o'1 76,1o ,) j Su,S:?t.. !7,053 23.532 3I.t.)G' I -1:? , 2)0

19 ,9..;9 2S,_)'J4 4 2.C'33 -1·},1 ~'0 Ind iJ. . Ba:rrain 6.':YJ1 S,,p r r r ,87 r

r s.s::;3 14.727 r 2.-L'i3 I 20,177

17,9-P 1 .'1 .312 :i".r.:.jo J 7,015 22,S.15 IC). :P7 J (l,?Ei l

] ran . ro,.p9 6,231 1 2 ,57G Fr<.1ncc 1\ethcrlands g,~,r6 12,r oo r 2,416

II ,<J.H 12,3~~ 50,GS2 I'

.-\ ustral'a ~.~b7 I O,li)J. Ib,2;3 Eu,,·ai l 4.293 ,),<J -i-1 II,~ S~() I ChinCl. 6,205 ;.:-:.:./) ll ,j·'i -1 I

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·-------------EXPORTS A:-\D H.r:-E::-:1'0:-.TS

Saudi :\.rabi<~ United :\rab Emirates Imn Kuwait Bahrain O man . I,cbanon Japan .

19 72

37.36G I.j,l _) _)

A 3, 66') 2,79-t

. J ,88? 1 ,G9G I ,627 I,43T

1<)73

3?.017 11 ,-f- 1('1('•

2,400 2 , 20~

s.6oo T , I 30 2, 200

1,200

PUPlLS/STUDE:-\TS TEACHE!{S

I

1970-71 19_72-·73 1970- 71 1972-73 -----

Pri marv 14,·179 15./' 25 751. 79-t Prcp~r~tory General 2 ,5 37 3,02 6 J41 197 Seconda.ry Gcnerr.l 91 I l,1 23 So 112

Teacher Training 237 2SS 38 n.a. Comm ercial School . 66 69 10 n .a. Technica l School 143 125 34 11. <1..

Hcligious Institutions 158 l'l5 16 n .a.

Jn 1972-73 there w ere 16 1-indcrgCJ rtens with :2,595 infants; 89 Qatari students graduated from f oreign uni\'C'f:>itics.

TIIE CON'STI'TU1'ION A new provis ional cons titt~tion came into died in July

1970. Execut.i , ·c po\\'er is put in the ha1~cl s of t. !tc Council of ~1in is t e rs , aproint<.:d lJ \· the He:!d 0f State. <lnd 0-:;sisted by aH :\ d v i:--.ury Council of ~\\' cnty mcmbc·s \\'lh.•sc posts are l'lcctive. All fu ndam ental tlcmocra tic ri ghts arc guaranteed.

I ' \ \ . \

'.

'·

QATi\H

HE/.>.0 0:: ST/lTE Amir: Sbcil:L I\HALrrA_mx JL-\'HD .&.L-TIL\:-.;J.

COLH<C!~. OF f,li~HSTERS

(.-1 ugust I97 -~)

Prime f"iinistsr: Sheikh 1-!l!.LIFA m~ HA,rAn AL-THA~r. Minist<;r of r ir.ance :-nd F;;t ·clc lm: Shcildl ABDUL-:\zrz

!:.I:"\ EH..'.LlF:\ AL-T:!A.:I.

Minister o'i Forci?,n Affair.: Sht<t!J S~;TL.1,.Dl EI~ l TA.'.L\D .-\L-TJL\:-:1. -

ft'lini:.tr:r o'i Ecll:cdion, CinH~trc a td \"outh Cure: SllE:ikh j.'\SI:·1 1~1:-: lh . .'.L''D :\L-Tll..o..:·r.

Minister or p !b lic flc~:dth: }~jj \LED :'IIuHAc·lMAD AL-:\lA:.iJ.

rli inistt::r CI U1C EccnorYI}' L:iHl Cot.Hncr··c : Sheikh ::\Assm Bl:.i EIL\LID :'.L-TH.\.~:1.

Minist2r or Elcctricty am~ W2.tcr : Slleildt J Assnr nrx .:'II U!f.-1. :, :.L'I.JJ AL-T !IA.:-\ 1.

1\lilii!:tr.r Ol Ju&ti~e: Slleikb ABDUL RAH.'.!A~ HI~ SAt;D .\L­THA~T.

Tt1inister or the: I ntcr ior: S1H·ikl! J\H.'.l.il> ! ' !~ ] ; .'. ' ·. ;J .. .

'J'JL\~I.

ff:ir~i~te:' or !r;_~t!S{i)' hnd A;jrici;:tL:;c: S!tcik.:J. F;.~ .... ).:. : 1 •

lnA:-.:J :' .. l.-1 i 1.\:: r.

l~inister of f'l:!l!i~ \'-:cr·ks: J\J L\UD I:r:; .\.!nYt :.~-'>- H .\L·

r\.TIYY.'..:-L

1inistcr •f ll~form[! tiOii : I.ss.-\ GtL\~:n r\L-K.\v·:.::r.

rfiinistcr vY 1.1'.•niCi!ji1 f AHn!rs: Sl,r·iU t :".It;HA~.!:,f.'IJ ; !.

J AI:R AL- T JL\ ' 1.

f1'l inister of t.a~our ~n1 Socia! AHE.!rs : Au rw' l>n~··'·'·Ll .\r.­r\~.: S~" .. l--:J •

Ministr:.r 0f Contn.~nti caUoas ami ·rr~~nsport: .. :\l3n<:LL:.H m :: KASSiR AL-SL'W.\IDI.

EMBASSIES ACCREDITED TO Q:\ TAR

Ct:narla: Teheran, Iran.

Egypt: P.O.D. 2899; A mbassadm·: SALEir Z.\ GJILOU~.

r:'rar1cc: P.O.n. 2699; Ambassador: B. LoPINOT.

Germany1 Fe(cral F!epu!Jlic: Ambassador: liA~s HEDlUT FJ.:Eu~DT .

India: P.O.H. 2.7SS; Ambassador: 0;-.tAR Qu.'.mAIN.

Iran: P.O.D. 1G33; A1;zbassador: Hovsur:-.:c l\loKADD.\:'II. ·

Iraq: A ;nbassa dor: DAHH A. r AL-ALousr.

Jordan: P.0 .13. 2,366; A mbnssador: HASHIM ABu AMARA.

Ku'i>ait: P.O.B. 1I77; A ntbassador : Suu.I~!A~ SA~FH.

Lebanon: P.O.B. 244r ; Ambassador: MARCELLE NA).l:'vlOOR.

t~onny: Teheran, Iran .

P?.l{islan: P.O.B. 33 }; A11:bassadc·r: HAKr:.r ~IuJIA:,l~-rAD A11soo:-:. ·

Saud i 1\t~lti?.: rl11?bassador: Shcildt AH.'. lED u::-: Au AT.-

MuBARAK.

Somal1a: A;nbassador: .-\.!mULLAH IL\JI .-\DnEL-1\Al; :.r..-.:->.

Sudan : A mklssador: ~~fUIU . .'.!.'.IAD { jTJDIAX SHE:-: nr.

Swit::crland: J c-d.d::t h, Saudi Axabi<l.

Tunisia: A;;wassador : ::,ruuA.'.D1AD SHAl~SHOOH.

United 1'\iitg!lom: P.O.I3. 3; A11zl;assador: EDWARD Jlr:-\­Dr:Rsox.

Yemen 1\r?.b Hepubl i~: Ambas-sralor: AnDULLA liiJTl:I.

Qatar also has diplomatic relations with Afghanistan, Austria, Algeria, Brazil. Chad, D~nmark,- Fi nbnd, J .:1~12.11.~-tlil' Hepublic of Eorca, ~lurocco, i b..:: ?\clhcrlands, Pakistan, Senegal, Sweden, Syria, Trinidad and Toba;jo,_1.he.U.S.A. a !lll Yc-nez­·uela.

JUDICIAL SYST'EJ\1 Just ice is admini s tered by five courts (Higher Criminal,

Low~r Criminal, CiYil .. \ppca l and Labour) on the b as is of codif1Nl la\1·s. In a.Jclitio:1 trad itio nal Shari:1. courts apply the I !oly Law iu certain cases. ;\'on-.:'lfusl ims are in\·ariably tried by a court Opl'f:l. t ing couificJ b.w. lnUL'jll'!ldcncc of the · jt1cl iciary is gu:1.ranteed by the provisional Con­stitution.

5S4

RELIC-I OJ~ The indigenous p opulation Clrc 'Muslims of the Sw·ni

sect, most being of the strict \Vaba bi persuasion.

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..... ~·

PREs .. ·· A! -OctHl r.~arun:inc: \lini:;try (Jf Jr.formation . P.O.l3. 2324 ,

j)(llta; f. 1 Jl1') ; fOiJ!!t!,Jy; r\T.dJiL; C'lC. 3,000.

D:tr AI-OrJrcl a: l'.O.H. c:n. l>·.Jln;. · ~\';sp_ap•.r Printin~~;•nd 1 •,J!,]Ic;lrin~__;. J>e>h:1; p:.;bl . .: ~;uly .\!·;tl,iC new~:p:q> ... ~r .·1l­• 1 ICJ!; , eire. j,O(•<J; , ,.ct:Jd~· ·\ral>ic m:1.;azinc.: ./1/-0:u cba, eire. 12,ooo; and wt, ('kly Engli ·;h mdgdz.inc G!df Xc:.·s.

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r.acio Qatnr: P.O.D . Lp4, Doha; f. H,J()S ; govcrm~w1 t scn·ice, tranc:rni t in ~ [,n 15 hour.:; 1:1 Arabic, .'2.lJrd:1v to Tl uJ sda y, antl 1 ~ bour~ on Frilh~) ~ ; and in English fut three hour,:; daily.

Qatar Telcvisiot: P.O.B. I9t·l· D oha ; i. 1970; two 5 k\V tra nsmil.t CI:-> Leptn bea1~1in~ ;>rr> r~ rammes throu~hout th e Gulf in ~f:uch 1972. ~\ scco!hl pktsc.: of clr>Yelopmcnt, includ ing colour transmission, 1>e;;an in mid-197·1·

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Q:1tar ftionciary Agt n_cy: P.O. B . 123 t. Doha.; f. 1966 as <Jatar and lJul>at Cvrrcn::y Board; became Qatar ~l onet a.ry .-\ gene~· 1973 when Q:t!ar issuc·d its O\\'il

currency, the Qatar riyal:- currency in circulation (Dec . 1973) Ql\. 129 million ; Governor !o.IAJED AL­i\l AJED.

Qatar National nnnk, S.A .Q.: D oha, P.O. B. IOoo; f. 1965 ; cap. and res. Q. ri yals 57·-tm., dep. 271m. (r973); Chair. ShC'ikh :\ !J))UL Az1z m::-: 1\:I!ALTFEJI ALTHAXI.

Ariib P.anl~ l.\d.: •\mm;-;n, Jo:·d~n; Doha, P.0.13. 172; !\1an . SHAR IF AL jA' ABARY.

Bt~nk of Galro: P.O.B. 553, Doha. eank of Omr.n: Doha. ~anque cle Paris ct tl s 1 <\ys-8ns : Pari:>; Doha. !3ri\ish Gank of th o f;'iir1cife East, The : Doha, P.O.B. 57;

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Chartered Ban It: London; P.O. B. 29, Doha. First r~atior. a l City Can•·: P.O.B. 2309, D oha.

Al-M::~ shrcq !Jan~~ : Doha .

Nation :ll and Crindlays r.anl: Ltd.: London; Doha, P .O. B. 2001; i\lan. L. B. CA:-:T.

Qatar Commercia: !Jnnk: P .O.:G. 637, Doha.

Scdaral Bank : P .O. B. 2256, Doha. Unite:.! Bank of Pal• istan : P .O.l3 . 242, Doha.

INSURANCE

Qlt ar Insurance Co.: P .O.B. 66G. Doh a : f. TCJ 6-l; asset~ a.nd . Tl':'cn ·cs 1om. Q. I\iyals (r9 73) ; branches in Dubai and

H.iyaclh; ?\Ian. FA·!- ~II I. GAHR.

CO~D1ERCE

Qatar Chamber of Com merce: P.O.B. 40 2, Doh :1 ; f. 1963 ; J 1 mcms. aprointecl l;y Jecrl:~; Pres. Alit--tEn I\IuHA:-I­MAo A1. SowAmJ; Sec. lC>.~L\.L Au SALEH.

OIL Qatar National Petroleum Com pany: f. ,\pril 1 ~)7 2; in

line with OPEC policy 1he Govern.lllent a greed a

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JY rtic1patiun ;"rc>cl'.l'i lt wit), 1h r; (l;Lt<'r Petroleum ColllJ><.llY ;.1.d ~~~t[·!l '_lL\r in ],dlt:ary I<fi-l 'J1 secu re Q;1tar's intcrc-.-.l. U:1 I·cbrti~! r_i 2oth, rt17-· ~;:1; C t•\ c rn ­ment Sl ::,! H.:-1 a. furt ":C'r ::l;;ru:!11Piit "·hi:.]l f•i ·.-~·::. it <:!

Go p 'f c.cnt intcrc..~ t in Ql C <>.n·i Sl.r ;1 (,} .. t~cr. H i1as t~, J-:en n-.er t!J-~ -- ~,: i ,r,a l u:; JJ~-,t:·;butir;;, Cr; ., wbi d: I and ks dis :u b:nb;1 <~::d lll:tr!-:~'t in g .

Q<'tar Oil Co. L{d (d~fi:l.ri : Doha; form ed Ly a conortiu rn of J:tJ ,a.ncse co.npa 1,:.:~;; r;1a:.ted :111, ,_')')•:J .:.·~'Jare lllilc ofTslwrL' l,nnce-; .ic>:l i:l )Ja_rc'l 19rJC); dri]j;: _..; !J~:?,an in ] anu ~1ry 1971. 'lht · cc::-,p.llly d:scontinlJ( ! it:: s:-::arc 1l for oil <Lnd returned the ccuccs:-.ion ri6hts t o '. :1c Govern­m ent in .\1:-'.y 1 'JH·

Qatar rctrcle;um (';o. : Dc,:.a; ;m as.-oc i;-:.tc of lr;•rl Pl'troicum Co. and ·io JH: r et:'J:t Sll:l.r..:r:olch:r i ; l tLr: operating Company prodt:cil'~~ ~.::.d. exportill~~ c:-•: lee CJ~l from the Dnkh;:.n. oilricld (cn-..l1·; n.:). l.'Jl(:cr a ;·:;_n;ci~· .. l.!cJn a~·rc .;­m cn t signed in 19 7-1 t !.e Go,·crn inc~:L I <·r"~ !:I'~ avo' per cent interes t holllr.:r !·1 t lt'' CJ?C: Co:1-: '.:'-ir.);, :lll l crude ,oil production i<.\cil1t;c·3 cfiecti\·c from J<t:'n;ll-_\· r s t, 197-t-' The opN~tt ion : :·!Qa t ar ! !aYe l;C'•':·t C"t:-: 1.:d out 0 11 br;h;l]f of 1. :1:; i·:tL·rl ='.. Jwlr.l r.-::·:; by C._JPC L·,;; i l!L:: r;m oper<.ltCJi . TcJlal p rorl ;c:i,·J tl i. o:~l t ile ])u':::zuJ !~e]J, in I 973 wa~: 0' .65 milli e.: :-.<'.rrd.:: 111.73 mil!i(.•;! Jro: ~ tu:l:.,) .

Shell Comp:111y ol Qvtar : ? .0.13 . . p, Doha; hold<> an off­shore CuHC('-;,iun . . \ ( rJ \'l'rnmcn t fl'lrtiC i)'•?, ' ion ag; LC­ment Y\~IS signed in Fc-bru::n\· rg; .; ( se,~ abo\· ·-·); .\hlfl . Dir. 11. I.:.. l I. Cl! E P: :1. Total prodnctiCln in 19 /'3 was 15.-tm. long ton s .

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I..:O.ADS

T here ~trc ~;,•me Goo mil·::.- 0[ s~:rbccd ro:1cl li:-.~ing :i)oha and the oil co..:n tres of Dt.:;..han an ·· t ·mru Sa: •i with the n orthe-rn end of the peuii-.sula . .A Gs-milc lot:<· nnd from Doh:1 to Salwa was c.ontplc-~cd in ro-o , a1 d jui;1.;; oae leading f rom AI Hufuf in Saudi .-\ntbia , t.;:,·ing Qatar b:id access to t he :'l lcd l t~' rranc,! J . :-\ .:: C.>o -milc- hig lt\\·av, l n!ilt in con ­ju nction v:itb :\hu Dhal.J~. links Lodt states " ·i t 1 the Gulf n et\\ ork. :Road construction is a coutin u al process through­out the p cnin:>nla. .

PIPELI?\ES

Oil is tran sported by pipeline fr om the oilfield at Dukhan io the loading t crmin;:1. l at Umm Said . i\ 2~ur.1 l gas is brou:;h t. l •y pipeline from Du kl! an to Doha \\- lh·:·c it is used as fuel for a po\\'cr s tation ::nd wa ter discillati on plant.

SHIPl'l?\G

Qatar National Havi g-~ti on and Tn~n spo rt Co. Ltil .: P .O. B. 153. Doha; shippin~ a~t'nts . lightera;e C("nt ra .. :tors shi p chandlers, ckc:ui n·- and forwarding <' St'i1l5 at the porl s of Q:1tar.

Doha Poll: A four-b erth quay costing [To n:il lio n wa.s completed in l<)flg: it is l inl; cd wi t h D oh<1 Town by a 3.Goo-ft. causeway. :\ n ew cxpansiot• project , estimated to cost QH. 162 million is cxpc..::lc cl to doubl e the _i zc of the port.

Uwm Said Harbo:,r: Alt hou gh acc0!11 m0lLttiitg smaller tankers (up to 6o ,ooo d .w.t .) Umm Sai<.l sul! l!as the countrv' s m :1in oil t crmin:>..l. A 22o,ooo ton c:tp,lcit v ta11k farm is"' ccmuected bv n ser ies of pipelines with (_)] 'C's three main gathering stations. :\ ;oo ft. wide jC'tl )' is linked to a "\{ gTa in mill and a n~w I y construe ted fer tih zcr pbu t.

QATAR

CIVJ r. AVJATIO. ~ Doha intcrna.t.ir,n;d :~·:pert is cquippcd to rccei\·c jurnho

j ets ; its nm·,\·:-~:, was cxtc:nc:cd tu l_'i,uuo ft. in l<J;o. I\ans for a new civil <lit port, wl- icb ,._ iU k:-.·L' one of tilt; lon::,e:st runways in the v;,'Hld ( r .~ .99J ft.) arc tir cif'r plc_;:->arati(m.

G !f fdr Co. Ltd.: joir:tly ownc by Jbhrz..in , Qatilr, Abu Dhabi and Dritish 1\in\ays (sec Ba.JJr;.., in-- Civil Avi a.tio11) .·

Gu!f Helicopters : l'.O.B. Srr , Do1Ja ; 7-1- pn cent O\vncd 1J_' G ulf Air, 26 pe:r C:Cllt hy a Brili:,h .--iiJ\vays Group ; fie:ct of four Sikm :,ky S.Gv\. .

DolJa is served Ly the following airlines: .L\ir Fraucc, /V ia (J orclan), Briti,h .-\in\ 2.ys, E;iyplAir, Guli Air, Iranian Ainv;~ys, Iraqi ..-\ir\\'ays , J\.u,•.ait. :\.in•:ays, .i\IL,\ , Pakistan lnternati o!1a1 .-\i:-lines, Saudia, Svria;1 .A.12.h Airlines, T:\L\. , Y(·me:n Airline.:;.

EDUCATION All education wi tbi:1 Qatar is free and numerous scholar­

ships are awarded icr studv overseas. Tl1e state education system was inaugu ra ted in ·1956, when I , ')OO boys aLlcndcd 17 prinL1ry schools; by 197 2-73 some J j, 700 children (8,450 Loys and 7. ~50 girls) attended pi·ima.ry school. T be

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furthr.r u~··n:-yr~;}j Sc;(;(,_;cl(\I/ ~.t:l.!(!. G'~l)('r;·t ;-;.' o:·.( :.; : CUUCatiUil f:1 cliti•:". <HC Cl>.n.Jc•n(~J!tC·c! hv ;, ~·-; .. ~, .. t.JaiJ Jiug P< ~c i:uu·. a tcchnicll .,~} JI;ol . a sch"< •l u c(,!LJt•• r('•: and ~n instituv~ cf reii !:io:Js ~ t~J · :ic->. 75:' h11:::; ;::lei ~···~'· girls rccr·i.vcd gcncral :-cco :1 c~arv edtJcatJ0:1 in 1~1:· .'··1'.~. \':bile i.b·rc \\'(;;P. 30(1 l;·. , ;.l"C t(·;}:·!l'.'rO: cn:-n]]•'r l. .-\ Tl~!:'; ' .t.~ r,i Qataris <>n: ;_ , ~ p:-vs~:J!t cun,:l.-·d i:t l1i~h:::r cdnc!. tion ::~-:.~.t::­i.iuns ;d >i O.td, ~:~nO."l ali ir1 oi:l!cr r\1 ab cou nlr ir .·, u,· '-~::. or t.hc U.:_; _:\. 'J'Lc ;,u•rJL,·r C>f s-::hooh ir_n in l'Jt.l) a ,._j of tf'?.cher s (r.:L:;o), 1.Cl;::s lLtr ;·1tJJ c·:-,t;:..:,rlii.u-L· t:•v>.:r t':'~ 1970-7r hut!:·r·'. ,,f a:.(•ut {.'')J p::-:-· p:.:p:l i:;(::c. tt'.; :!:" jmnon;!}JC'·~ r..:\·vn to c.rl~;c;-d:t,;; i:l ,_,,:.~c,r. l:1 ~-!C'o'_1•.-r ;r ;

3 i.ht; firs t· L\\·u Ili~)H.:;- '[c.t•~h'r 'j;·airu: . >, C.-.:-, ~-:·c·s . ~,_. op:::nerJ flu,·irh·:g c·d u::.:a~i(.Jll to 1~ :1i •:cr~:i:\· l-;,-,,l. ·J ). ••

1\Iini,;try of Lducati:.n ).--;;:._r.; n~:1.clc· ~\J L<.:'t ;;_ ;,ri·1! <'Ji.\::- ':; , .

m.itigc:te lllc Cr~ects of SOc'iaJ dC.[1fi\·;;,tion 0!1 CCJ'.l,d ec•. ;:,;,. t ional Oj!pc.:·tunity.

B IBLI OG H/), P I-{Y S ec Dibl io;rztphy on Bahrain, p. 23-1, (l.ncl 'C'1:itccl :\1al; Emir<Lll'.S, J '· 'i72 .

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Table of Co tents

A. Itinerary

B. ~~p and State Department Country Note

C. List of Cabinet Ministers/Officials and Bio Datas

D. Reference Material

1. Political Background/Situation 2. Economic Background/Situation 3 . Petroleum Sector - Position and Prospects 4. Aid flows from Qata r

E. Bank Grou.~:-• O]Jerations

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::!: ~::'.:S 8.:;:.tal Sut:::c iptior. :1r.d Bond !.oldir.t;::; ~~isting Technical Assistance Activities PT "'Pf?~f--ino 'T'"' 'hn jr;>1 .As~; st nco. Ar-t-i r " t "pc

·Memoranda of Previous Discussions

F •. UNDP Activities

March 13 (Thursday ) Arrive Doha

l·1arc h I L (Friday) Leave Doha

Meet uith :

1. H.H. Sheikh Khalifn bin Hana d .Al - Thani Emir of the State of Qatar

2. H.E. Sheikh Abdel Aziz Al-Thani Hinister of Finance and Petroleum

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GEOG RAPHY A ND PEOPLE

The St ale of Qatar (pronounced gutter) occupies the main peninsula jutting northward into the Persian Gulf from the eastern Saudi Arabi:ill mainl a nd. AI Da wha h, commo nly known as Doha, is the capita l and Qatar's lcadiug commerc ial center.

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PROFILE

Geograph y

A~EA: About 6,000 sq. mi. (almo~t as large as Conn. and R.I. combined). CAPI­TAL: Doha (pop. about 60.000). OTHER TOWNS: Umm Said, Ruw:~is.

People

POPULATIO~: 140.000 (1974 est.) . ANNUAL GRO\nH RATE: N.A. DEN­SITY: 23 per sq .. mi. ETH:'\IC GROUPS: Arab 56~~ . Iranian 23%, Paki~tani 7%, other 14% . RELIGION: Islam (98%). L'u'l­GUAGES: Ar:~bic (official), some English a nd Far si. LITERACY: More tl1:m 2<Yk.

Government

TYPE: Traditional Emirate el'ol\•ing toward constituti<>n!l1 Emirate. INDEI' EN D­El\CE: Srpt~mber 3, 1971. CO~STITU­TlON: None; however, a 1970 "Basic Law" includrs a bill of rights and is practi.:ally equival~nt to a constitution.

fl RAi'\Cll ES: L"x ccll til ·c-Counril of M i ni>tNs (Cal>in,·t). l.c~ t~l<I tin•-Au "i'ory

Coun ci l (has assumed only limitru r•·sponsi­bility to date). Judicia l- to be <'Stablishcd.

POLITICAL P,\JUI FS : Sonc. SUF­FRAGE: No provisio n' C>lahlishcll as yet. l'OLITl ' AL st:um \'ISIO, 'S: Fully central­ized government.

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rcn , covered v:ith loose sand and g.ra vel and interspersed with o rasional li me­stone rid!!-cS. A negligibk :!moun t c f land is for ested; most of 1l is desert.

Qatar has very litt le rJirt~31l, and vege tation is scarce. The limat.: is hot most of t he- yea r, rc-achin l!, l :w" F in the summer, \':it h high humidity along the coast.

The peo ple arc large ly Arab in ori-

FLAG: laroon with a whiic serra ted Lordcr on hoist ~idr .

Economy

GROSS NATIOSAL I'RODL'CT (G\;P) : SSOO million (1 '.173 r>t.): SJ.S billi(ln ( 1974 proj .). PER CAP ITA GI"P : ~lor~ tit an $4,000. PER CAPlT-\ GROWTII RATE : 12% (1973).

AGRJCULTllRE: !.and-less t han 1% cultivated. l.abor-about 30% engaged in small-scale farmi ng. graz ing, and conum·rcial fishi ng. l'roduct;;- fruit s, vrgc tablcs (most food is import rd ).

INDUSTRY: /Abor-aboiit 70'k in in­dustry and service st.·ctors. /'r, ducts-oil pr o­duction and refin ing, fi shing, Cl'lll'~ nt ~ nd

desal ting plants. NATURAL RE OUP.CES: Prt ro lrum,

fi.<.h . TRADE: Exports - $ 1.5 billion (I 97-l

proj.): princip~Uy oi l, no noi l n.p rt s and rccxp01ts (abou t S25 mi:li<>n annu:~lly) .

lmporrs-$200 million ( 1':1 73 est.): imlus­tria l and consume-r goous. /'vNnr rs - \\' csltrn Europ<.'. Japan. U.S .

01· FI C IAL EXCIL\i'\C:E RATE: I riya i=USS.26.

MEMHI·:RSIIII'· IN 1":-.:TF RNAT IO, 'AL ORG.\ 1'\IZATIO:-\S: U.N., Ar ab Ll'ague, Orsanintion t•f Pdrotl'um Fxpurtin~ Cou n­tries (OPEC), OrganiJation of "rau Pt•tro­lcum Exporting Countries (OAPEC).

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OFF ICIAL NAME : State of Oatilr

gin, only abou t half of wh oni :Jr in­dig"nous Qataris. -,he rl:mainda :J!t!

Arab immil;ran ts fro m Lgyp t. lr;lq . Oman, and the United Ar;~b Em:rJtes (form.:-rly called t h,· T1 u..:i:~l Sllai~i;­

doms); a si~ nifi can t n u mb~r of P:ll~ '­

t inian refugl.·~:s: and cxp;1! Jatcs t'rnm Jr:Jn, l nc:ia. and Pa kistan . Th t:<e JS dbo a small communit y of [urc>p.:an~.

Most Qataris who do not live in Doha . Live in towns and villag..:: ~ ~. l ong thr coast where they ba.ve traditiona!;y cnga ;;.:od in fishing., prail divil;g. ~ ;-,d ron st :1 I tr~ding. ~orn:~di..: Bvc!ct1in t1ibcs roa m, the interior with their h~rds of camt•h, sh<-,·p, :~nd [!O:Jb.

The Q:1taris an' mainly Sunni ~lu s­

lims of th ~ \\' :~habi seer. .-\ ra bir 1 ril.;

prt•dom in:;n t langUJl;e . Educ1ti0n is

compulsory and free in Q:lt~ r f01 chi ldren 6- l G years of age. Ti c litn:Jl')' rate, csti mat..:d at more than :2Q pe-r­rent , is rapidly increasing.

HISTORY

Archeol ogicaJ evidence shows t h~ t

hum :-~ n habi tat ion c:~.i~kd in Q:tt :! r lor many crn turi .::s. A rrriod of domi­na:-~cc owr Qatar by the Kh:~lifa f:Jmdy of B.thr~in persis lt' d un til 1 68, when, at the rt·q ucst of th l.! Qatari noble'S. t he

British .:onthcted nego ti ations for t1Jt' trrm in:t tion ~lf t he Hahr:ti ni d :ti m, except for the payment of tribut t'. Tilt• trib ute rnded with th e Ol.'l'llp3tl011 ~~f

Qatar by lht• Ott on1.1n Turi..s in I S7 2. Wh n the Otlclm:m Turks t'V:JCU:Jtl'tl

the rwnins\tla at the bq;innin~ of \\'orld War I, thl' nritish fl'COg.nitl'd as Rukr of Q:Jt:tr Sha ik h Abdullah ibn Jasim AI.-Thani, whosl' family h:td

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hl·en resident in Q :H:n for ~00 years The t r.:;~ ty .:oncludl· J in I q 16 b.:t ween thl· Unit.:d · Kin~do111 and Shaikh :\hJullah was si111iLtr to th ose entl'rl'd into by the 13riti. h with othn l'.:rs·i·a n Culf prin.:ipaliti~s. Under it the Rukr

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ti on, suh q:l id 1:JI SOC!:d rll'~' Tc'~'i .• !lld the bc' l')nn inl!s Ld I lll dt:rn indwary.

When the L.K. Go\cn 111<.:nt :m­nou n·l·d :1 polic:y d.:ci"i<'ll in l CJ(,8

(rraffirml·d 111 ,\i:ir,·h 1971) tu end the lfl'al y r,• l:tt i o n ~ h ips with 1 he Persian Gul f sh :JJk!' uo m-;, Q tt ar JUlll<'J thl' oth er ci;•ht stat.:s ( 13ahr:~in and the: scvcn Ti t~l· i a l Shail:hdoms. tilr l:Hte r now c~lkd th-: t.ini ted r\r:1b Emira tc:s) und(·r B1 it i-. li protection in Jll <>ffc•rt to form a union of Ara b cmirJtcs. By mid-1971, however, the nine shaikh­doms still had not bet'n abk to agree on tcrn.s o f unio n, Jnd the tc'rmina­tion datl' (cnn of 1971) of the 13ritish treaty rcl . t ionshi p was approaching. AccordinJ!Iy, Qata r dc:cidcd to eck indepcndc:JH'C as a separatr entity. It becam e fully in dl.' pendent on Sep tem­ber 3, 1971, as the State of Q.1tar.

GOVE RNMENT AND POLITICAL CO NDITIONS

Poli tically, Qatar is develo ping from a tradition:1l society undrr the •uiJ­ance of the Amir (Chief of State) toward modern constitutional ~overn­

ment. Govrrnmt:'nt dc:p3rtments grad­ually ha1·c deYeloped to meet the re­quirements of social and economic progress.

In !970, in anticipation of inde­pcndcnr..: , Q:Jt:n promulgated a ''Bas ic Law," inclu di ng ·a bill of rights, pract i­cally equivaknt to a constitutio n. It prol' ides for a Council of !li inisters (Cabinet) and. ;~n Advisory Council, members of which arc to scrv" 3-yc:ar terms. Tht' Council of !llini ·tcrs , led by a Prim..: Minister (lh•acl of Govc:rn­mcnt), is ~ppointed by llH' Amir. Its primary Tl'Sponsibility is to formubtc public poJi,·y and Uire,·t the miniqrit'S. To date the Advisory Otlllt·i l has n ·ry littl..: f<':ll pow~r. An ..:kctoral system has not bc·en instituted Jnd no specific: provisions for suffr:Jl!<' ha1·e ucen l'Sl:J bl ish,·J.

Tl:e UJ~ic Law pro1·idl·s for the concc:pt of an indcpcndl'lll judici:1ry to ·ul' <'Stahh~hl·d unJn suhsl'lJlll'Ill kgis­brion.

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'1 he inliux o[ 1111n•t'I O tl~ cxpatPJll' .\!.It •\ hh he-gun lt> ilr lr fldlll~ ro; ~ rc·~

' II'•' :1nd Jl ,Jtlllll.!lt•: l lck .J s lllll• Q.tt.lr ·-. hndufo r..: t rJ.ilttor. tlht socicl). hut th cic' ll;.~.; bt:t' ll ,nu l'l 1 krh,' ot pulitl ." :d inst.lhillly. Tr:tditional VJluc·s still prtd cl;ninatc and then' Jrc no Olt~J ­

niL~.;J political panie:. In r:chruary ! 9 7::' tiH· D~puty R11i:-J

and Prime :-.tinistn of Qat:1r, Shaikh K hali1':~, dcpo~i:d hi s cousin. ,'\ mir Ahmad. ami assurnl:d the pos1tion of ,\ mir. Th i move, which had the sup­port of the key members of th eir powniul family (thl' Al-Thani), took p lace without violr nce and with no suhsc·q ucnt signs of political unrest.

Principal Government Officials

Am ir ; Act ing Prime ~1 inis tcr-Kha l ifa

bin Hamad Al·Thani

!lliniskrs

Forei ~,; n Affairs-- Suh aim bin ll:!mad Al-Thani

Communi cations :md Transport -­'Abd allah bin Nasir al-Suwaycli

Economy and Commerce - Nasir bin Kbalid Al-Th:111i

Education-Q:~sim bin Hamad AI­TtJani

Electricity and Water Resourcl's-­Qasim bin Muh:1n!mad Al-Thani

Indu stry and 1\ griculture - f'aysal bin Sarni Al-Thani

J ustict" - 'Abd a!- Rahman bin Sa'ud Al-Thani

lntrrior -- Khalid btr. Hamid Al-Thani Finance and Oil --Abdul Aziz bin

Khalifa Al-Thani L:ibor and Social Affairs-Ali bin

Ahmad al-Ansari Publ ic llealth- 'Abel al-'Aziz bin

t\h mJd Al-Thani Publi c \Vorks - Kh:Jlid bin'Abd:~llah

al-'Atiy:1 Ddt·nst• - tlbj. G~n. l!amad bin Kh:~lifa

bin Al-Thani ,\ m ba~s.1dor to till' ll.S. - 1\hdulbh

Saleh ,\t-~LinJ

Amba~saJo r to the ll. '.-Jasmin Y ousi t' JJ mal

Thl' State. of Q;llar maintains :111

Emb:t:;sy in th ..: United Sl:Jtes :Jt 272 1 Contt.:l'ticut Avenue·, NW., \\'J shing­ton , D.C. 20008.

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the / l rah;un J·cnmwlu. \, ·"hin:!­ton, U .C.: t t.S. G01 t·rninvnt Print in ~ · Otficc. I':J71.

Arab Srart?s oj' rl c Persian c;u!r and S o uth -J.'.:H rlrab:a. Lo ndon : CcnLral Clli1..:e o f ln for ;n:.J\IL>n, 1959.

13usch, P.nton C. Hi'iwin {!!I} rhe Persian Gu.1f, } >i':I4· 19 J..; . Lc•; kc'­lcy : Uni•;.: r~it ~ · of C:!ifo~nia

Pres,JG(7, Th e Gulf: lulpli<·r.lio ns of J:;tt Bh

1\'ithdraH·,I!. \\'as hiJ1;;ton. !) C.: CentcJ fo1 StrJtcgic J ii.l l;lier­

nation al Studi.:s, 1969. Hay, Sir Rup,· 11 . The I'J?n i.ill G:ilf

States . \\'a~hington. D.C. : :'.liddl~ East Institute, 1-959.

Krlly, John B. Eastern A r,ib iun Frontiers. New York : l'r3rger, 1964 .

1arlowe, Joh n. The !'asian l.ulf in the T11·cnticrll Ccnlllr.l·. LGndon: Crcs d l'rc:ss, I 962 .

Qatar, 197(1, AI DawhCJh: Govt:rn­ntenl of QJt~r.

ECONOMY

Oil in ome has revoluti nized Q:~tar's <'Con omy sim·~ 19 -1~) ~nd by 1974 rrovilkd the country l':ith Jn income estirn:~tcd at Sl.~ billion. Doha, fomh·Iiy a powrty-st ri< k ,·n "i i­Jage, h:ts bcc:om.~ 1 rl!l:Hivl·l y 1noJ..:rn city. A w:1kr supply is distLJ !,·d from the sea. strcc:ts h:JI'l' been p:~,· c:d, rlcc­trit:i ty j1J'OI'itkd, :111d lliOlklll !lllildillj;S construclt'd . With the t':>.p J!l~lnll of l'Ollllllc'rCi:.Jl ac·til ity, J l'h:llnbc·r of commnl·e 11a founded in 1963. Dutil'S which \\'l'll' formed~· paid to B:~hrain and nubai tl'nt' of till' St'VCn United A1:1b FmirJtl'S) tHl goods importc:d I~110llbh thc•sc' cntrql(,ts are s:JvcJ by hal'inr, imports br,)usht in at

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and fall llothin!! " mo. l cr rnfortahk. 'I rad t tional atlitudt·s t•J\\arJ J re•, t•rc­\ a il, and ~lthou~lt \,·r,l ·rn s~ ll'' ar~ r··r·

f,· rtly JLCt:j•t.Ji•l.• . Ull<: ,• >111.1 tJrC'' ClHI·

scn·at~cly in puhli, p!J,T'-7/,JIIIf'"n.;i/rm-Th·rc arc tlJ il' Jir

connec tions from IJ ,;IJ::> •·· .H.: I. --·· · !· · l'nitt·d Arah Lmiratt·,, anu Sauc. , \;":., __

Direct n tgh ts 10 l· uropc arc ~,-at!J hl

SC\'cra l li mes ''rd. I~-. T c l c< Ollllllllllicarion s- Allow onr

week for airnwil dcli\ery hCI '-\C Cn tlt c United States ~ n d Qatar. Cable J ltd r,· k\. lines 10 kat! in; ho te ls anti p!JLC' or' busi­ness arc r-ood. T,•J.•phonc co ntllcti ons can be C\. tcllcn t. depen ding o n :l tmos· phcric cond itions hc t\\t'Cn Q .• tar anJ Oahrain, ''here inll· n: on tin~ntJI call cnlrr th e sat~llitc communications

systrm. 1-Jealili- \ :~itors to Qatar should have

valid smJllpox ·and c·holcra immuniza­

tions.

Doha and th · oil port of Umm Said, 20 miles to the south.

t-1 ajor development projects in pro£rcss incl:tde ~! new air terminJI. ~1n enlarged S7 million ha1hor at DchJ, additional dc5:J iting pi:Jnts. a·modcrn fishin g industry with rdJige:ratL·d qor­agc, and a ecnH·n t plant. The constluc­t ion of 3 pctrochcmic31 pl3nl. bJ cd on ' natural gas currently bei'ng flared, h:Js n•ccntly been complt• r~:t! and a second is undct consider~! ion.

Traditional o..:ntpations have in· clud.-d pcarl ing, fishing. and nomJdic herding.. P.:atling, now all but aban-

dun~.·d. \' .. 1~ ;ut ir·1purt.111t q111r,·l' <•I 111 ·

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ha-; bt·~n a gowrnnwnt p;iont~. JnJ a-. a r t? S ll l t, JL·Sp!tt' li 111 it ·d !'01l'!1! I~ I. Q .. JlJ r 1,; nt''' a suh~t~r.tiai <''ll•Jrtcr ol '~rivu' :'n11b :1nt1 \ .;g,•t.ti'ks. to o tlt•r gulf m.~ri.:,·t s.

Bv 1 97~ O a tar·~ imnorts, mort' .. ::~ > .. .._u: ··~J ~J.;':'" t (''.r-1 rr'd by oi l r"-"\ t.>

nucs . had r,·.1 clt ·d o,·.:r S200 mti\Jon. The L;nJt<' d Kinrdom rt'l!lJincd the k:1ding supplter. and im pt) !l ' I rom the linitcd SI J ,. , wnr vJi uv J 31 <•Vt' l 10 millio n. Pr U_lt'l' !l:d tot aiL"\ rorts. wh ic h ore ch.>s~:ly ti.:d to tot::tl oil <.:Xi10rts. ~1re

c:o.pcc tcu to c'\l:L'cd S 1.:-. billion in 1 ':17 -L

Qatar's two pwctu.:ing oil t:onct:~­

sion:. ires :-~rr : ~I) Q:.tt:lr 1\•!rolcum Co. lQPC). 3 subsi di3ry of the lr:1q Pnro­leum Co. lowncd 23 .75 pcrc.:nt ca~· h

by Roy:.tl Dutch Shl'll. 13riti. h Pl'tro · leum Co., and Cie. f-r3nc aise des P~tro· les; 23.75 prrc.::nt jointly by Mohii Oil Corp. and St:.tndard Oil of : .:w Jcrst·y; and 5 percent by the Guibcnl-.i::tn's P3rti c ipations ai1d Explor:nions CNp.). QPC has helJ co nee sion rights for 34 yr:ns. It opcr3l.l.'S a 70-mlle crude oil pipeline from ib Dukh an o il­field to the dL·,·pwJtcr termin:tl at U mm Said, where then: i · a . mall top­ping plant.

(2) Shell of Qat:-~r (ownt~d by Royal Dutch Shell) has since 196 2 operated an offshore concession ccn· tered around 11:-~lul Island. some 60 mill's cast of Doha. Its ld al-Sh:Hqi field entered comm.::rci:JI production in 1964, followed by th e M Jyden Mezham field.

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FOREIGN RELATim~S

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arlWIIg th.: fli t L·oun :ri,·s to Jccr•;!n•;,· Q:1 ta r. \\'Inch p1nn~;>1!~ p:1'c d ad 1;:1 t· l.tnL'<' to th e U ni 1 nl '\at1• •:1s ~ llU 1 h~

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Whil .: pl!r;.uint•. ;• .:.lltr·.: of St'p.:rJl·: ind .:-pt: nden cl: . Qat ~r ·:o nt 1nucs to sup­po rt t ht· ~·onccpt ot' L' ,·ent u.tll_ · JOi ntn:• a lar~e r groupinp <}f 1\· r,i:Jn Gull states.

U.S.-OAT/\R RELATIONS

Wh,·n QatJr bcc:.tme in,k pcnd.:nt, tht' U.S .-Qatar r:: l;l!ionship, lo ng frit·ndly on an informal b~sis, '':1 s tr:.tn;;formed hy the form al t•stabli sh­mc-nt of diplomati t· rdat ion ·. lnlt i::tl!~ · ­

tht' U ... AmbJSS:1dor to J\. u,,·,tit :t.' l<' .i a I so 3 s A 111 b:J SS~I dor to Q:1 Ia r. .\ n independent U.S. Embassy w:Js OP•'Il<'d unckr a Ch31,:c d'r\ff~lirt·s in ~br..:h

19B. A Tl'Sidcnt U.S. AmbJss:Jdot <lr· rive-d in Jul y 1974.

Principal U.S. Official

Antb:tssador-Robo::rt P. l'ag.lnclli

Thr U.S. Emba ssy in Q:Jtar is lo­catecl at the capital city, Do ha .

.. DLPA RT!I'I DJT Of. STA TF Pl il3 LIC:\ TIO:'\ 7906 Revised October 1974

Officr of ~!t·J ia St•rviccs Bureau of. PubliL· Affai rs

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' . LIST OF CA.,"3:23T 11IHIST:GRS

H.H . Sheikh Khalifa bin Ha~ad Al-Thani

H.E. Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Tnani

H.E. Sheikh Suhaim bin H~~ad Al- Thani

H.E. Sheikh l.assir bin Khalid Al-Thani

H.E. Sheikh Abdul-P~hman bin Saoud Al-Thani

H. E. Sheikh Jassi.rn bin lloh~iL:Jad Al-Thani

H.E. Shei kh Faisal bi n Thani Al-Thani

H.E. Sheikh Hohammad bin Jabr Al-Thani

H.E. Sheikh Khalid bi n Ham~d Al - Thani ·

*H.E. Sheikh Abdel Aziz bin Khalif a Al-Thani

H.E. Khalid bin Abdullah al-Attiyah

H.E. Ali bin Ahmed Al-Ansari

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H.E. Abdullah bin Nassir al-Suwaidy

H.E. Khalid 11ohammad al-Hana

H.E. Isa Ghanim al-Kawari

H.E. Major General Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

* Those likely to meet Hr. HcNa:ilara.

EJ11DA February 14, 1975

ID'ni.r and Erime Hinister

Minister of Education, Culture a~d Youth Care

Hi nister of ForeiV1 Affai rs

Minister of Economy. and Co:·~::.e rce

Minister of Justice

Mini ster of Electricity a'1d Hater

Hinister of I ndustry and P.griculture

hini s t er of Hunic i pal Affair s

Mini ster of Interior

Minister of Finance and Petroleum

Hinister of Publ i c Works

Hinister of Labor and Social Affai r s

Minister of Communications and Transport

H:inister of Public Health

Ministe r of Information

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forcos

LIST OF SE:JIO::{ OF?ICIALS WHO MIG:rT 3::; :.;r,r BY l·lrt . l·:C:i;A.a:..:J.A

Abdul Latif Hadhat ~..asoud

Ali Huhar~ad Jaidah

·Abdul Kadir Qadi

Hostafa Hassan

EH1DA · February 14, 1975

Director of ;{inister 's Office, Ministry o f Finance and Petrol eum

·''D.:.rector of Petroleum Affairs, Ministry of l<1.nance ar;d Petroleu:n

Direc tor of Fin<.ncial Affai1·s, Ministry of Finance and Petroleum

Econo:nic Advisor, Office of t he Emir

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Ho cnt·~?;l'(~d l.Jl~bJ :ic Sdrv-ic.e a t & youne HVC: in 19i!9 , ·,·Len 11 .-; c:~-K~ .. c t'"_1i} .Jl rector c.;' T-'o~:.ice anu. :.u: L ::·. 'JJ<~~! .. :,·:zc !JL :~-~y- . In -~ ~>:>) }; ,~-J bcc~~ • .-Jc; ~ - I~·-: . •. · :c~~·--' ~. ·_:::.· o f E'3. Jcc: tion a~1d. j n 19551 .\ tf1 -.~ h(~hd o f tb c coul"ts ~~n (':3. t. <u· ~

She ::;-.:-1-: ~<hu1 i .i"'.:?. ~~::::; ::1 0:-: ~_;jL:natc;d c..s Crm-:n P~'ince ".nd \'•.?:::• '_,1· ;· .- ~·\'):_·_~-:··· ·.1. 1..1

Oc tober ! 960 e:.nd hc.s HC.'t.ed ac Pr:L.-, 3 J.;j_:nistcr sinco D2ce~ll~l f:l' ·: ~<-·0 . ln 1 ~,<,)! _, _he a.lso took o·ver as tile St:};G:-.-·\=-:i.S:)2 o f the:~ ns1·ll.y cstc;.i)lishod Yo:: ·ei;_::)1. L:: 'J. -~i.ir;~

Acir.drdstr·ation auc~_, lo t~:: ).' ·i.h.::~ ·':. :_rc.<-:.r-' b'.'-':.G<.!.J:;e _the ~-::i.n:i . ster of F·~n <:...ncn .::1.s ·~-:--=~11 , 1-lhCTJ thc1.t Ainistlr,)' W£~S cst.;:;_blis}Jud for thu fi:C ~} t t.i..I il8 . He Vc'.S si ·~,~~[J tLc· t:t. tle o .~ Pri~J? ~-:ini ~;tAr 0nc.-:_ ~i)to: · rn..t·~y I~u1cr in 1 -~a~l '1 97CL 'd:'1en Q£~ ·(· .. ~,:r- h -:.c::•i~::.:

ir; ;3.eJx-nr~ont J.n Sept·:;moor 1 ;?'('i, ·C,he latt,t~; r title 1-J::Js chc-m~r;d ~-o t rtat. o.f Do1.nrt.y ~-::lir.

He d0.-posed h is c ou0in Shsikh J~}E:: ad bin Ali a1-Thani a~:;- l-he 3::d.::' of Qat<lr in a pe2ceful trans fe r of p oHo r on FebruDIY 2 2, 1972. Since ·t }·:·~· n>

he has 0-lso re tained tbe Pri.r::; dj nistershj_p v He rcori~c.nized t h3 Cc:.bin~: t , named hi s younger son SheikL iic; !nad ·as Cornrr:and.er--in·· Ch:i.e f of tl:e Armed ~':l·cec:: , arJd his other son Abdel Azi.z _, as J1j_ I~ister of Finance 2nd Petroleu:n .

Sheikh Kh2.lifa is recc.snized as being re:~1 ponsi b1e for most c f ~~~t.:n· 1 s development follmving th~ rrlpi.d j_rJcreo. S~-l in oil rcvontws during the six t.i8~ ,

since the deposed Zmir largely co::1cerned himself Hith cere1:1onial cmd soci:1l duties. Eis s e nse of dedication and i11volvement i::; demonstrat~d by . the fact that he too1~ steps} on bc ccrn1Jl[; Y:':r1ir, to reduce both his O\-m one hj_;; l ~~.rge

family's (20 7 00J kin) per::on:1l j_ncomo in orC.s .r to L'otter di~~tribut.o his nation 1 s Heo.l th. \·!he~ (~c:~tar 1.Jti0 a B:;:·i tish pro t.sc to:r-o.t c , and c.~vcn DC\-T, ho relj_es heavily on British and US advice~ He h as a close relationsr1ip rri th King J.i'aisal of Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Khalifa distru~3ts the USS1l a nd op;.1oses So'\riet preser..ce in the l'·iidcJlo East. He 1-.ras a strong supporter o f the r: ~crted

FederRtion of Ar2.b Emirates and v:as the Prime Hinister and President of it~> Temporar~{ Federation Council.

Sheikh Khalifa is married, wii..h two Hives and fivo ehi1dren . He is a 'Hell-travelled man. He reads, 1-1ri tes and speaks Arabic Dnd has taught himself S0!~~ ci1glish~

EH1DA ·.February 14, 1975

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BIO DATA

Sheikh Abdel Aziz bin J~halif?. al-Thanj

11inister of Fin;mce and. Petroleum

The Shei'Y...h, who is the s on of the ElTi ir of Qatar , vias born in 1949 . He was schooled in Doha. He subsequently stadied abroad for several years : 1967-1970 in England, Septer:1ber, 1970-June, 1971 at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), June -September, 1971 at }1iami State University and Septenber; 1971 to :t~arch , 1972 at a small college in Chicago, from Hhich he Graduated . .

He returned to Qatar in 1972, v1hen he was appointed Acting Minister of Finan~e. He represented Qatar at the TI-iF Heetj_ng in September, 1972 . Last year, he became the Hinister of Finance and Petroleum .

EH1DA February 14, 1975

1. Politically, Qatar is still a tr"b::.l , -p ::.t~·i<.:rclv.Q sc:c:..l '(,~; und<'".r the firm con t-rol of the Emir, 1-;ho c>.ct::; as a tr2.d::.1,~ o :·tc~l and c-J ;:~ r:J u t-c !'lOll<: I"; ...

A he:sitant and :>lm-1 prace~s toHc.:.r:is ~odern cv;;;;t.i 'Jt:-:ic::al E_:;c-;c::cc:'"::t i 1:::s

hot-;ever been initiatt::d, since 1970.

B~c}:f! round

2. The desert peninsula ( 100 x 50 sq ni) of (!a tar, ea';t. o:~ :::~ ~.b 2·<:in and bord~red on the south by Saudi Arabia O..'ld th :.~ l.-• .1:; ~ v;a~ ruled :..,~r tlt3 Khali:'a fc:.P.Jily of Bahrain until 1"868. In that yr::-.r, at the rcquc.::.· ... o :." Qatari sheikhs, Grea t Britain co;:ductccJ ne [~o t.i <:tio:·::; for the tc:c:..:1''""'ion o/ the Bc;.llraini rule , except for the payr:Jen t ol~ a tri i·ut.e . This i..:r-i :-,-:.Jt.c, hoHcver , ende d "'1-.'itb the occup2.tion of Q:-,ta1· by the Tu rks in 18'/2 . .t..t the beginning of 1.Jorl cl Ha r I, v.'ncn the Turl:"s ev2c u~~i.eC:. Qat a.r, Gre.c:..t. ;·::·:. tc:..in reco~nizcd Sheikh Abdull<{h bin J a sir1 .h.l-Thani . ·d·w:::e fa:nil '.' lJC4d t: ~:n rosiclc>nt in Qatar for over 200 years, as the countr;-v 1 s / R 1J.er. In 1 9i 6, a :· reaty oi' Prote~tion, mo:::·e co::1prehcnsi ve tha:1 t he one ir1 i 86[\ "r2.s concludec.i -.-;:i.th Gre at. Britain, 1ia-ra'-rJ in exchange for Bri ti5h protoct.:i on ; the Sheikh agre-ed that he would not dispo~c of any Qatari territor,>r except to the UK and not enter into diplomatic relationships '-ri th any fore ign govern.!'nent rrithou t British consm"t.? In 1934, this treHty Has further extended, after v;tich a British ;:-c.li tico.l agent and ot:·18!' 1Jri tisL odv:Lsors nsidad in Qatar to ass~st the 3::8 ikh in h:i ~;

t ask of governing the country.

3. Follm'o'ing Great Britain 1 s decision in 1968 to end its treaty relcl-tionships 1-Ti th many of the Gulf sheikhdoms , Qatar ,ioined eight other sheikhclor:1s in the British- sponsored abortive Temporary Federation of the GuJ.f Emirates.

4. By mid-1971, these sheikhdoms He r e still unable to agroe to the final t er-ns_ of a federated union . . At that time, Qat.s1· decided to break aHo.y fro!:! the Temporary Federation and establish its independence as a so~rercd.[;I! state . Great Britain reconfirmed its intention to Hi thdraw i ts 11protecti ve umbrella''· ove r these sheikhdoms , and Qatar proclaime~ full independence on Septen:ber 3, 19'11 • The existing treaty of protection was replaced by a Treaty of Friendship and some measure of Briti"sh influence still continues.

Present Political Frameuork and Recent Developments

5. She:i.kh Ahnad bin Ali Al-Thani, the Ruler of Qatar in 1971, Has Jllore inte r ested in the ceremonial and social aspects o f his office and was depo~ed·­:in a bloodless coup by his cousin, tb.e present .1uler, Sheikh Khalifa bin P.~~1nd Al-Thani , on Februo.ry 22, 1972 . This acticn is believed' to have taken place rli th the general agreement and support of the other members of the Al-Thani family.

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6. Sheikh Khalifa, ho h<=.~ provided dynami<.: and progressive leadeJ.·­ship, has opted for polici es of general rt:dis"Lri' ution o.f -vrcalth anc:i rapid oodernization of his country. He hO\·;cver continues to experience sene opposition from other branches of his fa_;·:Jily a.nci from the more conser··,c.t.i v-:J elements in the Qatari society -- ;hich is dominated by t he puritanical Wahabi sect.

7. The experimentation in modern govern~cnt began in 1970, prior to independence, 'rihen Shei kh Khalifa Kas Depu~y Ruler 2....'1d Prime rh:1is·.-er . A "Basic Law,tt which included a jll of Rights and was dee .ed ~o be more or less a Con~titution, was decreed at t. e ti~e. It provided for a Council o2 Hinisters .ap.d an Advisory Council -- members of vihich were to serve :o:· three­year te rms . Under that LaH, t he Pri :ne i'~iniste r is primarily res-oonsibic fvr the formulation of public policy and the ad~inistrative directio~ of the Ministries in the GoveiTll!lent. Sheikh Khalifa has hovmver chosen to be hj.s o;.m Prime l1inister, and key cabinet mem l.Jers and those in control of the ar:::.8d forces, are his sons or close family nembers •~th allegiance to hi~. To date, t he Advisory Council has remained one in nane only ; the electoral syste:-'1 hu.s no t been developed, and the Council of ···tini$ters essontiall:.~ serves as th e executive arm of the Ruler .

Foreign Relations

8. Qatar maintains close relations with alJ Arab countries . It also maintains diplo::Jatic relations Hith sol"le of the \-Jestern countries -- i ncluding the USA and VK , and the USSR. It beca~e a member of t he UN and the Arab League following independence, and is one of the early r.1embers of OPZC. I t has a l s o been supporting the 11 front - line Arab states 1: Hi th financial assistance, . in their conflic t with Israel . With the recent increases in oil revenues, Qatar has begun providing econo~ic ass i stance to some o f the Arab countries.

EM1DA February 14, 1975

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Dor;:l.nunce of Oil

4. Qatar 1 s e.co:1onry is he,:nrily· dep::!!ident on oil. The Bank ' s estim<;te of Qatar 's GN~ in 1573 i·ras about D3$5S:O million: o:f uf:ic[; oil ccnsi:.it;u:i:. ed. about 70 percent, givint; a per capita GffP of abo'xt US~)J , 300 . 197).+ o.i.2. productio:l Has about half-a-wD.J ion barre1s a do.y , yielci::..ne rever:uc::: est i ­mated at $1 . 84 billiorr on a n accn:::J. l basis (or $1 . 63 billion on ac'h.: a l cash b2.sis ). GJP in 1974 is accorclingJy estir.:atecl to be about $2 billio:1 or about $1 0 , 500 p3r capita . Qat.::.r: s oil indlJStry, hm-rever) has rcrr<•ined loossJ.y connected 1·rith the rest of t.he ecorloi:':,Y' , employing only 1 percent of the popn­latio:1 ~ and spendin~ locally (in 15'73) Hhat amounted to o.b out 20 percent of t he n v:->.-oiJ. GUF .

Recent Develop:-:?ant.s 2.nd Their Irrmlic2.t ic:~1s ---- ___ ...;....__~-----5. Increas2d oil revenues ha'>'e 1.J8l!11:'..tt cc1 a hj_gh J.evGJ. of publ:'.. ,; e~~pendi-tu::.·es , 1·JP_._ch c.re estirnated to h<J.v2 ::-e.::;checl QT?. 1 _,1((> r:ilJ jNl or $2c2 r.:j_.Lbo:1 in Y!'l S74 . Fnb:!.:Lc sac tor invest:;-:~nt 1~~-s consist.er.t1:r co:Jprise i ;1 =:.:-t :c u~ por- tic::1 of t.hif' ( ab.(:rut 50 p~rceni.. i:1 F.:'T??L:) and n.::>.s thereb~-· ger.;;;T.c:":cC:. inc:v:-:3 in other 8ctor :~, notably construct ic,:1 ~ t:·c:.de an:t re2..:rL~ci :Jerviccs . Il<l,) o:>

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7. Tho rr.a~>Bive i:1crease in the 2in.3.ncb.l 5U::.!J. :-~ ::; of tho p· blic s e c t:J:c; h as i mportant implice. t ions for t.he de':.:;J.c:w:en·~ z: ·~r :..·:er_:;:- of t he C:o-rcl'm:::mt . Wnile in t:'!e pa.st -~:1e rraj_n objectives of d:..vc~ .. \.'~ fl-.:e:· c policies \7(.<re ·air::~d c.t p:covidine the c ountr;y 1·1i th an c.dequ<J +.<:c .s.nd modeT:-_ :. ·:1.fr~;.struc tn.1·-e ( 1i~·1ic:1 h::.s la.rz,sJ.y been achie ved ) and at redis-Lri:~-..!ting the r.;:~; l·;calth to i mprove the li v:iEg cond:!.t.ions of the population: :'_!!.0re::t:"2~'- e.~.p>:-~si s i s no;-; gi v:~n to cli·.rcrsifying the eco:~omy to reC11ce t he dcpe.r.r_1e~-; ce ::_, oil. It is bej_ng j !1-

crea.s~l ngly rea].ized that Qatar 1 s oi J. ~sarvc:s arc :i.rr.i.ted al!d thei.r e:xt..a·,;sti8n Hi.1l ir.avi tc.bly brine abo'l.lt a sudci.en c ?.tsr:. o :·:, r.:.!.. 0:1 i.n tll~ stard<e.l' d of J i •,i!l l..:

of the population, u..J.less present oil surplUS23 2..r2 1-rlsely i n vested f or e~ o­no:nic · diversi fication . In fact , acco~di ne to G~ve : :->.m::mt ·estimates (madE~ in. 1973) current proven re Gove.rable oil :te sarve s s toc:. a t i.J., 500 millicn. oarTE:ls, equivale nt to only 24 years of producti on ?.t the e.::~.imated 197h level ( 90 million b arrels ).

8. Ho'imver, Qatar is fortunate i r; having larf:S reserves cf nature.l g2-s . These are officially ·estimated. at 7 . 2 t rilJ:i.m! cub :. ~ fe~t, of '·ihich 6.6 trillion SCF is non-associated gas . l;on-associate:: gas has not yet. been explc1i t ed, and even a l arge portion o.: associa.tsd :;<'- s is b~in~ fJ.a::-ed oi'f' . :Pr.::: .·:;en t wajor u sES o.f gas involve en-plant oil cc:r:.:1y requi.rcr:1ents , fert:i :Li~er ..-.p.,.. j, .~+l- on (1CI..'I 0n0 -:·, ...,:--c- o -L al- ":"0'"~"' "' "''"'1 '=lJC :"' .. ..-..,.-.., + ---s of 'l1'Ca ""'er '>nn'l:-tl \ .., ~j _}'- V ... '-".\, ~ "' ' J.. ) ~ '-..:V!. J. • l o ~'l J,., _ c ., C~ •• -...c, _, ~ .' ~' ._t"..) lJ.__.,,_ \. l- t..:. . \.~) C • . ;.

po~·ier and -s~m-:ater dis t illation . Hm·:e ".'2r , ct :!.arg2 ~,r·.;G plant ( Soc , 000 tw:s/ y ev.r ) is nearin(:~ c o!71pl etion and sever:~~ 1raj ;:. [' nm: :. .1d.ustrial rrojects: r.:CJ ~~ t.l,'.~ · b ass-d on gas, have ei:"'l<Jr;,ed v.nd rwre c.re bein& dis::-·:s .3ed . · The projects }~c-Y·.:.

i!'l co!rmon, a hieh ca. pi i: .:tl j_ntensi ty ar.:l e:x~>ort or :: c~ta-ti on. In 'r97h , Cl.f.l't'-: ­

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E!iflDA Februa~ 14, 1975

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Curr·:mt RG·:enues Cu:rent E:;.:-;>encli turcs Do;:Jesti c D37·3lopm::.nt E/::}")Gndi tu:::-e:s Aid to .Ar~b and Isl·3.J ;ri. c Cou.Iltries Extra -Budgetery Op3:;.~a t io:1s

Overall Surplus

FY 1971

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2)).3

F'Y

1972

1 ' 230 . u 67i . 8 ,227 .5

26.8 32 .5

271 .8

Money a:::1::. Crad.:l. t (in QR. million at end or p3riod) ·

. -Honey and Quasi-Honey Bank Cr9di t to Public Sector(nct) Bank Crecli t to Private Se c to::.·

1971 -[ib2:'9 .

-64.6 262.4

1972 661:.0 - 20.2 332 .7

11, )':Y)

190' 00:)

.. ,.,. l~o...l ! • •

3 .0 - 3 . S p·-::rc·"'nt abv.J.t :>2 , )C •. )

about $9 , 000 (es t . )

100 f..'e ~c~nt

apor. 1 ) ~000 ' appr.

l,&~ o

250

FY

i973

1 '71 9. 7 7liC'. 3 24G .S 3 )7. 0 189 . 7

177.9

1973 7Tj. U -h0.2 )OJ.h

1 , 500 ...

I ~'V r ....

1 97!,~11

.5.. h96 .6 1,0J0.7

) 8•) . 6 3)0.0

----. ' 3,)65.3

-··'1

' Balance of Paym'=nts (in SDR million)

Oil Sector Transactions 4/ Exports and Re-Exports -

1970 . ~-z.s 1971 193 .1

1972 ~52.5

1973 36...,t-:o

}>rejection 197h c;

1-;4"oo .o2

( other than oil) 6/ I mports of Goods, c :J.. . f .11 Trade Balance Other Services, Transfers and

Non-Honetary Capital Changes in Reserves ( - i ncrease)

Exchange Rate QH 1 = US$0 .2564 US$1 = QR 3 . 90

9 . 2 64 . 2 67 . )

- )6 .3 -11 . 2

·"

11 .6 108.4

96.3

- 26.0 - 70.3

14 .0 127 .6 138 .9

- 54 .1 -84 .8

14.6 163 .5 212 . 1

- 172.1 , -40 .0

l/ Based on the official population figure which is likely to represent an ovcresti;;ution . ..

0.0 300 .0

1, 100.0

..

2/ FY 1973, enclin~ January 24, 1974 . ll Budget . Fy71 - 74 c_orresponds to Huslim Hijri years 1391-94 . FY74 ended on

January 't2, 197S. Actual GoYerl1"!ent expenditures during the year were r eporte d to be about 1100 r.Jillion . Details of the actual revenue s accruine during 1974 as Hell as the mat;nitudes of the FY75. budget are not yet available .

ll/ Or'I fiscal year basis . · · .• \\ ~/ ~ ,, , Cash basis . Accrua l basis about SDR 1 ,~30 million . · · . b/ Largely reexports. J./ Excluding defense i mports. ·•

j ... Ti'"..! !~() J · ~ ·-..... J !.! Il!",1 :·, ~- ....... () / ' -------- . ---·----- ~--- - -

tJ:.J C,;r;rtc :-~: ; E;·~ ')"~ 1 . _; ; :'l~-~ :_ ··,: )J.· )1 ':1t::on ---- ·----- - - - · - _ _ _ t • - ·----

1 • C::"t.:: :l& o·.i. I. :i.s vr-odur;~d :t.:-i (~:! L· ,_;. · V,· L•.i•) ! ,.!.j v: .;.:. .. ,_::nn j '.: :;: J .. -

( , (· J ',J •,\. T ' " ........ ,.,, l• r.f~ -,,;~·1.-"\, r.,.,, ( ' C\...,.._ ,, -·· •t: • " 1'"\!l •• · ... .. . · , . ' :- • :·~.; .. ..,, -,'. ' ' ..JO :.:f) ~ "::·,J .- f ..... ..L V. · v.J ;..;- .J ... . _ .• ~. · - ~ - - • - 1 • .1 ·; 1 -. . . • \ O.L .. :. .. ~U ~· -- /! · ~-~ - :.:/

Halnl J.sl:lrld. o t.l-t::; r CC':");l <:tfl.:i.e::: i1: c: ~l uc.~:i ": ~ t~:c J<:.?2!';:; ~: e . :;~!~~. :!:' O:~l c ~ :>:..r·:·, t f1 e G ~:rr;~2n '. ~.irrtS: !"'s·!::~l l G~ollp 9ncl '.rc ~ l~:l . o· .. ::; J!~~ ~~~ -~·it:-121 . . f.l r 7:? ~ c~.l so fi· ·, _: (i :: c·,..~ -; _:· :..i3 i ..-. --j

ri ~ht s ~:.n c~ h -:ti.~ b ·~::: .. un.:18r~2}:i.Dz e ~ plo r · .-=- t., .! o ~ (~_ rjJ ;Jj. :! f:, ':11J"!:. so ~.:l, . . . :. -: ~ f~.:..~ ~.!

to disc o ~::::! · oil in r..: o:::::J.:.-rciJ.l q uc;.rrL it.i P- :;.

2 . Qpc = ~ a~rJe:1ae.J. c o 11ce.ssi~n. : tzra:' ~."-~~ : ;. ~ of l~::.J' l ~';S7 -i_s 7-.'o:~ 7~ ~i-~ ;;..:: ~; . i(O~ ~·t f r::;·,1 p a:Jri-:tg an cH'_i'li.1:-'.l rant:cl o f 122 , S'.'YJ, Q:.--· (; iJ ·t.o pe~· r ·.>~. -:, 2. .~ · o ;· 20 p 8 l 'C. ,:;n[-, o f' the reJ ev~mt po.:;ted p l'i CG c.l' oil and 211 8:; D:'-~~·,; :_~ ~l':, ::_:"':o:E

t ?_}: on the r:.! ~~,;. !];ll ne t r;ro fits ( O.:ls,Jd 011 'the ])Of) t~ d .,.)r j 8 rJ dr' ~ ::; - ct.s-r:~.l ·:.: ~~ .~ J ,~ of p l'oduct,::i.on exp::md:i. t ure and roy2-l t ,y ) . ~~PC 1 s orj ;'.L·i,::.l CL">n:::es sJr::;_ coveTed the enti :c o f f shore and on d 1or8 area of qate. r. ;_fte r sucr: ·~~:;j_,,c

r elinquish.":'!ents, it is nmi c on.fined to abv ~~t. 2_,000 sc~v~.r 8 kilo:n Jt ·•r;:; .::.lo:-:g the i·iecte rn _c cas t (.-::ainl y Dukha!l f i e l d ). t::J-C.:.J l o r :•.t j_on. 1- .:.:; 'r:.r tu.-::1 .!.:.: :: c :!t: t o an end .

3. Shell 1 s concession o.g r e :-r.ent of Au.;ust 1 952 is als o fer 75 ~.;t;m·s . Shel l p ays a.n a.rm uHl r a ntG.l o f !i 37,707 and t he samg r o:r:.: l t :i and t ~~x. ro."..es as ('Lr G. · PaJ:r: ;.:mts of bot r . (~?C and Sb<Jl1 a re i n s t e r 1i::::_;. Sh:3ll ' s ·)ri .:_; i.naJ. concession included all t he seabed, 0 u ~soil and lands uGd8r j u ri~ J:~i ~ion

of the .:tul~~· o: Qat:J .• , 1·;ith the exc ept ion o : the territo;r:!.c:.l ·.-rat,:.'! :· "' · Art:?.l' successive rel i r:.qui shrient of about ha l f o f th e o:Lig:i.nal c onceEJ:J i o ~: a r -:: ·.1 , Shell holds no:-r the concess ion c o ,rering apprm:i ma.taly 13 , 000 sq . k ::; o

Succe ss fu l explora tory 1-:ells He r a firs t ddJ l e d i n I 950 at I!3D ;;;1 3 !-:~u·si field l·:hich in 1964 sta r t ed producing . Ft~ rther explorati oD Ko::'~~ s of She l l l ed to the discovery in 1963 of t he l a rge E2.y dan E::~hzan .fie l ei., ar.C. S.u ::-i :ng 1965, the Bul Hanine oilfield -..ras disc overed , •·:he:re most. o f Shell ' s o i:;. 'L ake now originates . Bul Hanine a ppea rs to 11c:.ve conside r a ole potentia~ io r e x­pansion o f 9i l produ c tion .

Co~~ercial Production and E0~orts

4. C O'ir;;; ~rc ial production ant:<. e:xpor t.s of cn.1~e i~ ~.".l. ta!' f i r s:. s t~:r';. -:d i n 1 9i.~9 , fro:--~ Q?C 1 s D..l ~·:han f i e l d and ~-~3r.e g ::'O':l'ing at .:c sod;; ra t e ; · :..-:.~ 'J :: t :n 196) . In 1964 Shell b3ga<1 produ c in~·; b:.r 1972 _, i ts c f fs!-:o::-'2 oil pr:>:h.J - ~t i orl -....ras l arger than t he p r odu c t ion f ro!li Q?C 1 s ~):.1 ~:hr n : o:1sl:.or·e fi c lc!.s . ?:--.. · .. .:l 'J '>·

tion ( sa!::s as ex-port~ ) of both c o:ii_p:~r: :i . ·?.s to ::;;.Jtr.er· ·i.s est:.. ::~ .:?.te.:l to !: =; -; ::;

ave r2.ged 513, O·JO ba :.·r.Jls p e r da y i n 1974 ol~ c-,oout 2:) .-::i.'l:Lio!1 !-; ct>.·:. :: ·;:.":) ;' ::: a ye:~.r (At Lac h;-:~~ at I I ) .

- 2 -

S. Crude prcc~ced ry Q?C is ligh t (h1 oS0 J2I a verage ) o! about 1 . i perc'1;;t s ul:;:h:.; ::- ccr..t ent, lc.: ,.; t::; Hi · ... -na ~$t s tandc.rcis. Sl-:ell' s blend o f m<!r:L e crul1e i s about )D o ~..O k?I , ar.d of about 1 .S percent s ulphur c ont£nt • .Att.ac'!:~::.ms III ar..d IV ir..J.:.cate p rict::s and costs of t he ti·r.:> c rude s in 197l.! -

6. QPC c~] ass oc i a ted gas (37 billion SCF in 1973) i s mainly ut..; lized for QP: 1 s o ...,n r equire;,ents . Eo-...ever , a.."1 i ncreasing p e rt:!. on i s sof t o the Go ·:~rr-:.~ent 1 s t=JOi·;~r gene rat-ing and wa t.e r cie salination plant s, an to the ce~ant ar.d th~ fe~tilizer pl~ts . 3h~ll, on the other hand, utj J i zes only 2. s mall. pu:!"'t.i.::n cf :::t::> a s s ~ :; iat E: :J. ~ ;_s , anO. t he s1:rpl us is flC:Jred . -

I 7 e I Data. en c rude oil production , costs , prices and aggregate revenues ~ ""'"~ ..... .:. .... :.. c..::~~ ( .'. :.:~ """"~: ... -:: ::.., ... ~-t, ..., .L- t .l..J •

In•e~t~ents by Oil Conpanies

8. Investr:Jents of these t Ko _opera:ti ng, oi l companies i n Qatar ar~ largely i n t r an5?ort , stort:.ge and shipp ing i'acilj_ties for oil and gas ,,,hich is p r oduc e d i n association Hi th oil. QPC has built four oi l pipelines over a distance of 31 Jc:l t o connec t the Dukh a.n field at Urr.r.~ Bab i>i th the storage. a.."l.d terminal f acilities of U:r.;';l Said on the east c oa.st . HoreoYar:- ti,!O gas pipali..Des each 1;er e c onst r uct-ed t c> c onnect degassing stations in the DulL.~an.

field with Doha ar.d the industrial zona of Umm Said . At Umm Said, a f a rm of 16 s torage t anks for c ruC.e •,rc=.s s e t up f rom Hhi ch t he oil is pu~n:p ed to t anl :ers t hrouzh s ubrnarir..c l ines t o t1-.·o offshcrre berths . On e of the!:e . be rths (the North Berth) rras completed as recently as Octobe r 1972 . Shel l, on the ot he r .h and , has bui lt s uL:nerged p j_pclincs t o connec t t he producing wells '\-.rith the

.._ tank · i"ann _and th~ b1o moorir~g buoy s at Halul Island . The new buoy a t Halul Island 1.vas comple t.ed in 1972 and is one of the l a r gest in t he world.

Goverr .. ment-Comp a!1Y H.elationships

9. After acquiring 25 p e rcent i nte r ast in both operating oil co~panies on January i, 1913, Qatar on February 20 , 1974 a'ssumed a 60 percent interest in t he ir assets and p roduct ion retroactive t o Janua ry 1, 1974. To assume t he 60 percent inter est, Qatar paid both compani es an· equivalent of a bout $80 million . In De ce!'loer . 1974, i t -r;as reported that the Government took ove r all the assets o f both oil compani es oper a t ing in Qatar. Details of t he takeove r are not ~ret · available.

Attachments: .

I. Estimated crude oil production •in 11 OPEC countries, 19].3· ) II. Estimated crude oil production in 11 OPEC countries, 1974 )

III. Estimated Government oil revenue accruing from ) See Briefing 11 OPEC countries, 1973 ) on Kuwait, F

IV. Estimated Government oil revenue accruing from ) 11 OPEC countries, 1974 )

-v. Qatar: Prices and costs of Dukhan crude oil (40.0° API) F.O.B. Umm Said, 1974

VI. Qatar: Prices and costs of Qatar Marine (36.0° API) crude oil F.O.B. Halul Island, 1974

3

A'l'T ACI ''Z.11n' V ------·--

~: PRICrS AlrrJ COSTS OF DUKT{AN CRUDE OIL ( 40 . 0° API) F . O.B . illC' SAI!.l , . "'7 1•

1. KIRI:IGN t>IL CO:!P,IHJ t~

Post~:d pric._ l cr,s : production cos l

reya 1 tj' Nt:'l taxa.bl e inccr.ne

I ncO!ue ta>.. adC ~ royaltv Covcrrurtdlt share add : produe tiun cost Tax-p.1..~..d cost

Ave.·a>:.e cost o[ eql!i Ly rtnd participaUon oil ~)10fit: margjn Price to affilLate s and o thc::s {.!.

L , l.O\'ERNIIENT UNJ T REVEt:l'F.

A. PnrUcipat10n Oil

Oi 1 b"ugh t back by for"''ign partners Sa l es to lhird parli!'s ;-:eighted aveH• ile price: less : p :::oduc lion cosL Govermncnt ne t r evenue

B . F•.>r.£i_gg_ Conoa nies ' fguity Oil

C , nverage Government Revenue from ParlicipaLioa a~1ity Oil

III. EXPORT PRICES

Forei f;n partners Government Lo thi r d parties Weighted average "Hemorandum": spot prices !.£..

IV. QPC PRODUCTION SHARES

Foreign partners 1 equity oil Participation oi 1

Sold to foreign partners t.JI.. Sold to third parties

V . CPC Pl\ODUCT ION

January 1974

12.414 0. 204 1. 522

10. 658

5 . 862 l .55 2 7.414 0 . 204 7 . 61 8

11. 54G

~.269

11.546 11.546 . 11.546 0.204

ll. 34 2

7.414

' 9. 771

40 . 0

60.0

0.223

Juno 1 1974

12 , 414 0 . 204 1 . 552

10 . 658

5. 862 1. 552 7. 414 o. 204 7. 611>

11.546

9 . 269

11 . 546 11 546 11.546

0 . 204 11.342

7 . 414

9. 771

40 . 0

(:i).O

0.223

July 1 1974 /;

(u.s. iL"?EJr

1 2 . !,. 14 o. :CJ!; 1 . 210

1~ . no

6 . 71G 1 . 800 t . Sl6 o. :o:, c,,/::0

1: . ).:;6

1 :· .~59

11.546

c~tobc: . 19~- ~

oar!~:;;::.. ,

:2.41-'-(J . 20-: .r·t-0

10 . j -'-:

~ . 6~~

. ~ . os~ :;.,.)

12 .oH, 0.201: 2 . l 03 :.~ . ta7

7 . 996

12 .. ' ~

'( . -·::-2 . L.o; 2._: ..

1:: . J>} 1 ,.,' ' ' ··:-----~-:-" ':.::~---~'..1.204 ~-------~-· ........ .;.. .. __ _ - 1c.:Tu:.:;j:... ---..,, •. ~ "

2 . LC-),<;-:

li , 5 L ~ 1: .J95 11 . )-: 1 -~··

:..J.1 '=

10 . 85

ll. 5'- f !. 1 s 1. 6 _1..~...1.2:: .. r 11.5:.6 0 . 204

11.342

8. 516

10. 211 -

11 ,_546

(percent)

40. 0

36 . 0 24 . 0

E .s-c 20.:.

ll. 34:

8 . 737 10 .399 10 . :-'1

10 . 30( 10.8'{5 10 . :"?

11 . 396 11. ; '2 11 . 5!.6 1,. 395 11. i ~ ,

11.396 , .. -[)C . 0 40.0 uO. C _J • . )

Jo.O ~- · :)

J6 . 0 36 . c 24 . 0 2u. ::·

_a. v ·. 2 . l)

·~----~~-----=~------(million b/c )

0 . 223 o. 22 3 0 .223 0.< <3 0 . 223

~ In line vith OPEC decisl om; in 197u, ~..:aW.. r in~ roased (a) royalty from 12 .5% 1.0 lla. S% Affective ,July 1 s!lG ~:.: l f .· l'(; effective O~tober 1, 1974 , a:-.c (b) income tax hom 55 .0% to 65 . 751, effective October 1, 1974 .

~ Effec ti vo Novanber 1, 1974, Qatar cut the posted price by lJ O cents but in: rea sed the royalty rate to 2•:1, a:-.c t h,o :ax ra te t o 85:'. lt ~ belie vee ·..na t participati on oil will be sold to foreigP partners at. 94 . 86% of pcsted price . The p:·ices are statec to :a;:. ~;r: :.:.: Jul:r·31, 197) .

!..::.. Tre 19'14 average assum3s that ;:>arlicip3.tion oil will be sold to foreign p3.rtners and thi rd p;rtien a: -J[j ,;c{ oi ::-os t i r'L ,during Novcnber - ::Jec enbe:r , ·.;n •.

6!, C;;Jtar sot too price for participati on oil s o ld back to fcreign p3rtrers at 93 . 0% for Januar; - May, 1'"7l. , ~:: . : % :.:r June-Septenber, Y3 . L.i: for Octoce:-, "'"' (reportedly) 91.!.86% for Novcmhcr-Dec61lber .

{.! Price to affiliates and others rangt~ acccrdiq; t.o foreign ~1 rtners, in some ca:;es .r etroactiveJy to cc ver :-czt.s c:· rev l sed participo1tior. a rrangcrrc:: ~ s .

(.£ Spot pri ces are rep<rted fo:- mort-term sale>s in a thin rnrke t by foreign ):Grtrers an:! b;-okers; th ey ha ve :--=t :.:~:; we 1e11t. ed int,o thf' a"e;o,go ex po:--:. ;:: :-],· J

but aro " useful indicator of price tren ds . Repor ted prices are compJic ated credit. te:- ms which are r:c.w rc~ly t.:;uinlent to lJ cents ::>"'...!' barrel :or eve.ry )0 ctays 1 credtt. ·

L& forci en }£lrtrers are t.o buy bac k at :Wast 6()/, of govorwent ls 60'-' of oil (i.e. )6% of total output.) a:rl a:: or ~:-t of remaini.ng hat to '!Ytent. th a t govor:Jl)lllt ct ·oes not dispose of it else~here. Too gcnwumant. sold to tho foreign :;:srtner.s all ito:; sh&re in :.he i':· s t h8lf and oxprossed intention of se lliug them only 60% of its 5harc in the third qua rtor.

qt.TAR : PRICES A!:D COSTS OF QAT H HARllffi ( 36.0° APJ) CRUDE OTL F . O. B. l!ALUL ISI.ANU, 1974

Nover-.bor 1, Novmber 1, January 1, June 1, Ju],y 1, October 1, _]2'/L /b 1 ~1 ! 1 / o 1 Y7i!

1974 1»74 1Y74 ~ 1974 ~ Govorwoont &xj)O!"t. P:-J c o li<= it:h to<! ll.S perce.'1 age of pos tj ne h•-ft;; !· ~g Ls.

I. FO'l.F.::i t;:.; 01 L CD:-:l'ANIES

A. Equ i ty Crude Oil

Posted price less: production cost

royally Net t axab le income

Income tax add : r oyalty

12 . 013 o. ?86 1.502

10. 225

5.624 1. 502

12.013 1?.013 0.286 0.286 1.502 1. 742

10.225 9. 985

5.624 5. 492

94-~6% 93. G'i

12.013 11 .61 3 11.613 1 i . ..,· . . :..

o. 286 0 . 286 0.286 (> ? .10

2.003 2 . 323 2 . 32 3 ~-:+.~f;-9 . 72L; 9.004 9 . ::>,!L

f.i .394 7.653 7.653 S • C95 ? . 32 ~ 1., ; : 1. 50 2 l .H2 2.003 2 .J23

7 .l 26 7 .i. 26 7 . 23.'; 8. 397 9.9?6 ' 9. i?r----~.;--: ·-Government share add: production cost Tax -paid cost

H. Partic-ipation Oil /d

Buy -back pri e

C . Tot,] Availihilitv

Ave1uge cost of equity and part ic ipation oi l Profit 1'\8.rgin Price to affiliates and others{.:;.

II . GO\?.PJ\''>'NT t;Nl'r REVDilTE

A. Pa~ticipa t ion Oil

Oi 1 bour,ht. back by forcj gn partners Sales to third oarties \~c i 1;;1 ted a ,•erag~ price l ess: production co~ t Covernmcn t ne t revenue

B. Foreign Companies ' Equity Oi 1

Government share

C . Ave rag" Government Revenu e from Participa t ion a nd Equity Oil

III . D:PORT PRICES

Foreign partners Government to third parties Wei ghte d average "Nemorandum": spot prices{!_

IV. ~ . P . C. PRODUCTION SHARES

Foreign partners' equity oil Parti cip.H ion oil

Sold to forei gn par tners~ Sold to third parties•

V. S. P . C. PRODUCTI ON

o. 286 7 .lol:l

11.172

9 .668

11.172 11.17 2 ll.i72 o. 286

10. 886

7.126

9. 382

40.0

60.0 .

o. 295

0.256 0.286 o. 286 7. 412 7 . 520 8.683

11.17 2 11.172 11.1 72

9.668 9.250 9 . 862

11.172 11.172 11. 172 11.172 11.172 11.17 2 11.1 72 ll. 172 ll.l 7~

0.286 0.286 o. 286 10.886 10 . 886 10. 886

7.126 7 . ~ 34 8.397

9. 382 9.426 9. 891

11.172 11.172

(percent)

40.0 40.0 40.0

60.0 )6.0 36.0 24.0 2h.O

(nillion h/d)

0. 295 o. 7~5 o. 295

~ rr. line with OP,;;G deciaioru; in 1974, atar inc reased (a) royalty fron 1?.5% to 14.5%.effective Jul,y 1 an:l to ._ ____ h~ .. __ C:C: . f"l't: tn 6S .75;t, effective October 1, 1Y74.

0 . 286 o. 2fl6 10 .262 10 . 20 2

11.01 6 1 ', ,) 16

10 . 620 1u .on 0 . ) ;;6 v. ~ ~=-

11. 010 l O. tiiJ:

11. 016 11.016 11. 016 1o.eo.') 11.016 lu . )Jv

0 . 2P.6 C.2r' C. 10 . 730 10.644

9.976 'J . 9-16

10.h28 10.)76

11.016 10 .800

hO . O 40.0

)6 . 0 )6 . 0 2L . o 2L . O

0.295 0 . 295

16.67% effective October 1, 1)174, wrl \oJ)

L2 E.ffec ti ve Novanber 1, 197u, Qahr cut Ule nos ted nrico by 40 cents but 1 ncreascd tre royalty rato to 2~ an:l the tu rstc to 85% . It i:~ believed that parti c ipat.i"on oil will be so l d to fare j.gn r:artncrE> at. 94.86% of posted ;>ri.ce . The prices are stst.ed to last until Ju],y 31, 1975.

t.;:_ The 1974 avera[;e asswres that JX!rticipation oil dll be sold to foreign t:a:·tners and third parties at ?h . 86% of postint: during No•1anber-Dec anber, 197u .

6!_ Qatar s e t tre price for participation oil sold back to foreign partners at 93 .0% for J anuary-May 197L, 93 . o% fur J\lne-Seot.cm ber, 93.a,L for October, ard (:-e;>ortcdly) 94 . 86% for NovC11lbar-Dec anber.

f..2. Pri ce to affiliates ard others range accordifl'; to foreign jXIrtners, in somo cases retroncW.ve],y to cover costs of revised pa rticipation arrangenent::;.

2 . 2Ch ..... - <- ~·

I • ; ,J)

>. 7 "":- ~

-, 1. i !/ 1 1 . ··L6 1 ~ • 1 c.:; c ,.,6 ·:~ . ,(.j-

7. 737

9 . 611

1 1. 145

Lo . o

uB.o 12 . v

0.295

(.L Spot pdces arc reported for short-term soJ.es in a .thl.n market by foreign !XITtners and brokers; they have net been weight6J into the avera;;:e e xport price but ure o useful irrli ca tor of price trends. Reported prices arc complicated credit terms which are now rou~;h],y equi val en·. to 1u cenw per barrel for every JO deys' credit.

!.J;. Fo cign plrtncr5 are to buy back at least 6r:Jf. of r,overnnent'o 60% of oil (Lo~ )6% of total output) nrld all or part of r enudning 40% to extent that covernncnt ooes not dispose of it elsewhere . The govcrma1t sold to tre foreign partmrs all its slourt! in tho. first hnlf and expressed intention of selling tbcm only 60'/. of ita share j n tho third quarter .

Aid Flows from Qat a r

1. . The total flow of aid from Qatar was highest in 1973 with total commitments rising to almost tenf old the 1972 level and amounting to $211 million. In 1974, total eid comreitments amounted to $185 million and disbursements were at the level of $92 million.

2. Of the total aid commitments, bila teral aid accounted for $190 million and $126 million in 1973 and 1974, respectively, and was advanced almost exclusively in the form of official development assistance. Qatar participates in the Arab Investment Company and is to contribute S20 million for the financing of ~ne big oil refinery near Alexandria. Qatar is co-financing with IBRD two projects in Egypt - Talkha II Fertilizer ($3.4 million) and Suez Canal Rehabilitation ($10 million). In April 1974, it extended a $10 million loan to T~nisia at a 3% i n terest·rate and a maturity of 15 years . The total aid commitments by Qatar to most seriously affected oil i mporting countries aggregated $66 . 6 million in 1974, with the largest contribution made to Pakistan ($30 million), followed by Sudan ($14- million), Somalia ($10 million), Mauritania ($9 million), Arab Republic of Yemen ($2.1 million) and Bangladesh ($1.5 million). In a recent agreement with Egypt , Qatar is r eported to provide assistance to the amount of $102 million, of which $10 million

are for the Suez Canal rehabilitation. The agreement also includes the establishment of a joint investment company with a capital of $25 million to be contributed in equal shares by the two countries.

3. A significantly higher proportion of total aid co~~itments by Qatar in 1974 was ·in the form of multilateral aid being channeled through regional and interr_ational organizations. Total multilateral aid commitments thus amounted to $59 million in 1974 as compared to $20 million and $21 million in 1973 and 1972 respectively. These were basically in the form of contri­butions to IBRD ($20.8 million in 1972), to the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Afr~ca ($20 million in 1973), as Hell as to the Islamic Development Bank ($30 million), the Islamic Solidarity Fund ($10 million),

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· ·· 'and other UN agencies· ($1 million) iri ·1974. · · · · · ·· -

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II. IDA

III. IFC

1 • Capital Sub"'~riptions . to I3P..D , IDJ.. cmd If'C ~~d Bank no~c Holdinz,s

Capital Subscri?tion

Shares 19hh $

171 1 7 ' 1 00' 000

Qatar is not a member of IDA.

Qatar is not a member of IFC.

IV. Outstanding Bank Bonds

1 • Two-Year Bond

Interest

6-3/4% 8-5/8% 6.9% 9%

Isc-ues

Due on

· Harch 1) , 1975 Sept. 15~ 1975 Harch 15, 1976 Sept. 15, 1976

2. Public Bond Issues

None.

Er·11DA February 14, 1975

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The first purchase of Two Year Bonds by the Government of

Qatar was made in September 1970. Total purchases of such bon·~

by the Government of Qatar have amounted to $1.3 million, of

which $0 .6 million is presently outstanding ( $0 .1 million thereof

will mature on March 15, 1975).

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1 • There arc no or;zo:i.ng t~chnical assistar;ce op6ratio::J.s i.n Qc:;t. J.r.

3. In co.:-ly 'i 972} the Go •e:-m ent :::er;_u(;:sted the LlQ:L: to r evi.-::n-; the f eC?.sibili t.,y studies of t110 indu::-..;rj al pre .~ects, for ( i) ;:.;; aJ.u:-:Jir:~J!i"• ;on1cl i..e]' and ( ii) a 1?-.G 'Jlant. DS~tl; were T"' '.Jie·,:ed an(: de-vc::iled cc·--:- :--:ents sent e:.s r equested . Particule:.r attention "as c::-2>-m to the: need fo::-- a i'1.~rtl:8T .::;.J:c:.l~.' ·:: :i ~

of the c om:11ercie.l prOS)")ects of both pr:--jectc} since th(~ as~; urflr,ce of s<.-t-i~;­factory rmrketin; c.:-ra:::::;<;::-:;e.n-cs c.pp~<:.E-:2 c:-ucial :·C)r tr.oir ~8onc:nj.c j'.ls"Li.:"''j­cation. Severr..l technical point::: 1-!e. e naci.c en tl.c fcasi.bij_:' ty stuJy C): tb ~~

L~~J plc-mt . Otber points raised , incL1:l,:~cl tho social proLle1;!S re1G.t c; d to t.::·.:: p roposal made i n t he feaf;ibil1. t y stuc:.:- :.o have c;.:-::-,:..;tl·ic: t c le.bo::-- to o .. ~,;:·u.t.:) the aJ.uminum srr.elte;r. The Go\'ornr..on1. is stiill ccns:LC.:ur.i..nG both projects .

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4 . In June 1972 ·' th o Gove:-n:..cnt a l so · inforr.wl ly ap;n-'Oc:.ched the Ban.lc rcg~rd:i.ne possible · dvice Hi th rcs~ec:t to tho com~tru ction of a bri cl:;c or a c «use;Jay c onnecting Qatar .and D·,brc:..in . Hh~:m t1 1e s ubject -v;ras ro.i.sec:l i·rit.:n bot.l : th e Q~·tc::.r --:.'id t he Dt..hrain d0l eg:::Li.o1J;:; to the 1 772 i>..rwual ,·1ee·L.:iJJE;S , the B~hr<~ini s" s eemed VCl'jC hosti}_e to r-:is proposal C:.!Jd 8.X_L"1Lt.i.ne ci ·t,i-;.e seus i ­tivi t y. o f t he is s u0s t l-: ey h ad wi. th t~c Qa t e. ri proposal. Qatc.r thcrea.i'ter dropped its p ::.·oposal and has not purs ·ed i t s:i.nec t hen .

5. The first economic missio"n vis ited Qat a r in Febru~ ry/Harch 1974 . As rr.entioned abov~ , i ts r eport Has sent to the D1.Jbai Governn1e nt in e a1·ly September 1974 f or i ts comments , Hhich ha ve n ot ye t bee n r 0ce ive d .

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1. In course of the econ o!"i ic r~::.:>sion tc ·1at&.:" in :'cbru :-:}·:;l:·r..::ch 1974, and subsec:t1sntly at the o.:..>ep ten;·,·:::::' ·,;/r)· ;.-rl.lr.u ::.;r,L::.'1::::~3, :.1-.::: :.:::.1.~~ r epeated its rli l2.ini:;T·f.!SS t-o p:::·o · .:.de sc::::::C, tc~c:r.:-.::::-.::J. ;:.·' ~;;-..~,:r.cc < · ~; C•c,. t. £ •·· mt:ty n•.:!ed for its develop~:cr ;'t- ::.n ·c.:w 1'i=2:!d o.: c:.- ·:elo:--.·::::.. p_2. e:.nnj.,<..: <-:-;., : ; .:; present stc:r;e o:. its econ,;:t ::.c. dcveJ.o: 2:-"t .

2. During the S9pte!"iber discu ssi~~s , ~e :::'eit s:~~s d the o:!er ~&~c in Oi.lr l etter of Septcr-::·::: r 5 to t~ce J.:.·:r.;:rn.r:zer:t- (<--.t~.::..:h·~d ;181-0 r,0 ), n;·1c.l.::.r cover of which t.he cirz..f t economic r er.8r. v1 as c: :::-J t.". :r~~---~_ioven111 ::;nt.':;; cormnents, to assist uith tl1e folloviin ;; :

(a ) assi s tance in est:.l:-li~~.-i:;:, a cc"":- :. :' 21::.:.~d ! 1.an:-1:i:v~ "~: t ' ,~ :oi t~" in yj P.H of Q<.tal:::, .L2.i7~-:.:-::-:7;C::.i"t.- :>:;t, J-::-.:--.-~:c:~nc~ ~~:.:.. or·-- . :=t centr<J.lizcd dec;j_s :i.on- :-:C.:. :j.!J~ e:--"·):o ... ·:. -:.: .. fur do-. C;J.op:·1e:nt pla.rming ;

( b ) a ss i stance in e~tablish.:.~~ a ce~ ~rnlj~~~ stnti~t~cal oi'fice , prefer-ably att<.J.c :-;cd ' to t.:-.c pL .. -~~ill G auThori-ty .

3. ro re sponse has ye t been r eceived , al:hougf. 1J·~e Govern;rJC:1t ~·epre-s en l,a Live::; a ·t t he Amm a1 J.icetings antici:;ated -r,:-,a t tl-.·3 GovelTu:·.ollt nit;ht be in a pos i t ion to r espond by l ate 1974 o:-- early 1975. At these di~;c ussions > they also seemed partic ularl y i nterested in U1e po ss:. ~ility of r~coiving Ban..1< Gr oup assistance in the fo rrr. of r evieHs of complete d feasioil i ty studies fo r develop:nent projec t s . HoHeve r , t he Government h e.::- not f olJ ov:red U' ) as the::y indicated th ey ,.;ould . The Bank has not t aken t.:? t he; :-1atter again , sjnce i t is believe d that this mi ght be misinterpreted by the C.ataris as unnecec::sc:.ry pressure and because i t HOUld be advi sabl e for tl18J;-J t:: make Up t heir minds as to the need, scope and fields for Bar: .. l< 1 s tecr.nical ass i s tance .

4. In calendar 1975 , the BaTlk: coul d be i nvolved. wj_th ei t r er or both of t hese t echnical assistance ac t i vit ies . EoHcver, t his ·,.;ill dep end on Qa t a r 1 s r esponse . The Bank should be prepared, i n princ i ?le , t o help Qa t a r wi tl1 any r easonable re~uest it ~ay mal{e .

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Sheikh Abdul /l.ziz Ben IC o.l:fe., QatC!.!' ' s ~~inietc:- of Petroleu.::'l n.ncl Fine.nce e.cco~JJ)o..nied by I·~r . Jasin Jr.>.:!Je.l, tt1e A':!Y.:.sse.dor of Qn.tar to t~te U!'.ited Xations met with .. ~. ,:cl'Jane.ra ye::s":.crllo.y .

Present from the Be.n}" ;..rere i·lessrs . eho!'.ib, Eenjen}: e.nC. Da~e.ny .

:1r. Xc!TB.I!'.c..ra welco"!led Shdkh /l.bC.ul Azi z nnd. told hi~~ ~lO'W t'luc:1 he enjoyed his recent vidt to c-.~·.te.r ar.C. t~e !!!~eti!1z w:.th r:.~:. t;-w A2lir . :F'ollmdnt:; the cord." ali ties, I::::- . :.~c: ;:.J.!J~e.ra e.~!:.ed She:.l~h N ·J.ul /\zi z if thc:':e vere c.ny d.evelo}Xncnts or. cr.:y of th-= £'.l'!J~ects d.iscu~: DeC. v:.-<:.'1 tl1r.:· Ar.:ir . 'l'!1e Hini:::;tcr se.id tc~t his fc.".;:: er h~C. u~:-:.ed. hi.m to mt:et ·.-: t.: ~·~r. ~-1c~;a:nara a!1cl pu:!"suc cl; scussi.on on c cou::_:l:!.c of poirrts :.:.1e.t -.,.;ere discussed i n Doha. Rieht nov , he se.id, there is a 3unl: l~ission in Q~'!.tar but he spccificully wo.ntcd to discuss tl1e follow:~~ !:!atters:

l) Poss::.'bJ.c joint operctions with the ::Ja.JL~ and, 2) /l.clvicc on the invcstl'ent of their surplus funds .

1) The 1·~inister said thc.t they voU.:d li~"E: to participate vith the Do.ru, i:1. joint _)roj ects involvi!"..c; ran..~ ope:::e.":-io!.'ls in so~e of the Are.b countries and "....a!.'lted to knm' llovr to e o e.oout this . 1-:.r. :.:c::run.c.ra said thnt this was a ve'!:y easy proposition. ;.:r . llenj cnk vill be hap,ny to prepa re a list of projec ted Dank operations in his area and all the J4inister VOQld have to do is to let us know the countries he is inter­ested _in, the kind of projects and t!1e a:.>.ounts he is tilinking of. He suggested th[~t Sheikh Abdul Aziz ~eet ;..•ith r.:r . Denjcnk in the e.fte!"noon or this morning but the .t-~ inister had other co!!:!!li tl:!lents t:~c.t afternoon a.nd ;.ro.s planning to leave 'h'cshington today so a rc.eetiug we.s not oss:i.ble.

It was then suggested tho.t Y..r . Benjenk would o.r!"ange to have such a. list pre areu nnd given to lfr . Dajany who in turn will deliver it to Sheikh Abdul /l.ziz sometime p!"ior to his departure .

2) The Minister said . tho.t they now have so~e surplus funds in Qo.ter . a.nd ... ,.anted the Bank 1 s advice on hm,r to invest tl.em . J.1r . ~cNru:ara. na.id that this ~us the most difficult of the two ~ct~ers raised by the Mi .ister but the.t, nevertheless, the Be._'1k would try to do its best to hel:_J the!!! .

Defore t he Bank could ex_ress an opinion or be of practical help to them, r~r. 1·~cl\o.mara. recalled ..... ·hat he bud su,ssested to the Amir in Doha. regarding the advisability of '\..-orkine; out ~·ojections of n five - ycur

. lnn or a. longer p eriod vrhich v:ould g ive us a.n idea of the C!D.ounts of their cnticipatcd. surpluses. This could be urrived a t by projectine

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t he e~t..:ne..tc~..:. :-ev··nues fo:- ce.ch :,·ear end. d.educti!'.g their esti::.ated. re­<:u:Lce:::tcnts, o blice.t ions c.ncl other co~•i 'tracnt s t!-J~'> lee:::.!:.t::; nn c. ~prox::..:.....?.<J ~ &lOU'1t of the r..urJ>luso::~ f0r euch yeo.r. :.:r . J.;c::.,..::1r•.ra se.:.G. he ret~lizr:..:_

tr..e:~c p::o,1cctionn :;;.c.y not b very c.cctU"atc , but -they 'r:o'-1ld. f'.t.; ~r:>'.'.r;t t_: 'rc ns U!1d Qatar an iC.ca of t~1c r:J.c.gnit ' de of •,;},at ;;e are t:.lJ:r.ing e.·_.ou:. . - .. is or;ly· ~~1cri tl'e.t ve ca.n usefully t:ry to work out u pl_a:1 ~or t:1c ~ .

Er . Dr.>.jany sc.id t !'lat since~::::. >:c ::m!![l.ra ' s visit to ~e.tar ;;-;..! l.JI:'.!:l 'b<;e!'J. discussing t!1b :point •,..rit!!. c;;1ci?...'1 .1\'!:>J.'....::. A-:.:.z v. 1d had e>::,:•la.ine·.:. v:-!at : s i nvolved n. .t~ o~fcred his ::.c2.p in !::~.kir'G t::.esc p::oj ecti.cns . l:e ca:.c.::. ~1e '\orould contillue to worl-;. \tit:::. Sheit .• AbC:u::.. Az'!..?. to a::;ci~ :. him ..... t:ds cxc:!.·cisc. It ":e.~~ n[;;r ccd. , l:.ovcvcr , t lw.t ,_.::.:.lc we ir~ tl~e ::.:r..rL'\.;. :.::e.y he. c t:':le informa·~ion rcgardi~t:: oil r<::venv.es yet , t!1e be.sic :.rlfor:-..!e."':.io::-! fo:: t hese :rroject io .. s must co:!:c fro::.'l t:':lC':-::t a:~C:. ::r. :.:c::ormre. ~t.:.r~&e::':.,:J. -::.c.':. t 1cy st<'.y in touch with :.:r . Sbo::!ib or l~:: . !::o.j cmy vhen ::jey ~J~:·:e t :-,:.s basic :..nfo::~· t r>:':.ion . It 'ira.::. e..lso rcco[.;~:zcd t~at ":his i::Corrc.::•.t:o.1 ~~~ld "'· direc t b'.::a.ri lC on the ~irst s t.:.i.>j0c"t di~cl:::se..i ebove .

Hr . ~.:c_'D.!nf'.rn rcfJ_uest eC:. the >~inioter to convey his the k"1ir anG. to t .c.!lk. l1i!!'. ucuin for their hospi tr~li t)· to Qutnr.

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Today, I ho.d a. long meetb.g ·i t!-1 S;'10il-.:2 Ab!hl J\ziz prior ':.o ~1i s · dcrmr'~'..L':'e i'ro:n \1'nshin1;to:-~. \-!e re-:i eveti. n..:.~?.in "bot ~! :::w."':.':.ers :-e.:::.seC. by hilli in . the 111eeting wi t2 ;·:.r . 1•1cXo.'..:.:J.YD. yes tc:cdny end !':r . :Jaj ll :}Y c:xpc. r.t:.e:=. fl. li·tt l e r.ru~c:estir..g ~0 ~he !·~:il1in~c~ "'n9~.y·s 0~ ~10, . .' ".,""e co,.::.c. rcr:: "'.:,o ~c-t:!e ::~

on both subj e:c ts which he had raised yes'.:.e::-d.~y. 'iJe o.,s::eeu o:-:. :.he fol.;Lo•,ri .ng :

1) He >till co.ll :me ivhen he !·eturr.s to :~e"• York next ~., eek an I '\-Till meet with him to deliver th.c list of :potential jo.:. :::1t operations for l1is conzidera~ iol! .

2) Ee "rill send us fro:::J. Dobo. t~e :pro~ections of: ::evem.:.cs, ex.:. enC. ­iturcs, etc. for t 1e pcri.od 1973 t:u-ough 1978 . If he e!lc ount "rs e.ny pro'ble::1s in l)Ye?(.l.r ing thc::e fig\l.!"es he '"ill :.nform the Ec.n~~ ~:. ::: .:.. ::: ~..., ·: c e.grecu that I ..,;auld be will:.ng to go to Doha and assi!:t hi::. i~ t!1a~ ·.·-:s needed .

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In eC.d:..J:r:o~, ::!~. :.~c ~: ''!..."'!'_"l ; .. ...,~ v~ si -'c ·_.C. toDr eC. t~ .. ~ c:_~:,y o~ ~o!~P .. .2..!1C~. c.-:."!:.e!!d.ed tLe :.:inister of Pl!t.rolcu:.:. C.lh; :;i!:2..nce

t~0 fertilizer plant a~ U·~-Sai d ;

c.: ::.ner g:i.ven in his ho~!O~' 1 ·:r a~ t~e ~~rmar ~elace .

l) l·~ee:ti!!'l...::'~t~ E.:::. ~l;e A-rn.ir , Sheik:-, !C."a~:. fa B:n P.P-2:.ad Al ,.,Le.n:. The A..rnir velco::.ed i'J' . Jv:c:·;a::w.r'2. to Qa~a:- ~~l"- us:ted if t!.is ,,:a s h::..s :'irs:. visi t to the Gu2.f. !-1r . ~·~c::>!D.2:'a"!.'e. s2..id. t"'"':. e):cept for a b:!.'i e:' v:.siiJ to K'..lwc.it in 19.69 this is the first ti!~e ~e is visiting tlJe Gulf al!C. has been looki~ ~ :'orwcrd to it very muc~ : :he J~ir said that in QatEr he '".t~y no~v ~·ee e"iclence of v<!c·"'J -:on~' ·'..,~·uct~o! : or a lot of uctivi-+..y . ':::'his in pe.rt is due to tbe fact that t:1e c::a::~e in t~1e regi!!:.e in Qe:':.ar i · not ye"'J 0:1 -- ;year old and their efforts ha': e t:ms far '.Jee!1 cone er:-'Jra. ved on internal re:'or;ns, goverr_!lent reorgan ize.tion , closing of ralli.\:s a 1d weeding O'..lt the ·dead wood that his regi~e ha s inherited . Despite this big and time consw?ling undertc.~~ing , Q:..~~~a.:- is t2-y:ing at the sa.1::e ":.i.>:!e to plan for the future. He pointed to the fertilizer plant , the rort ir:rp!·ove:'lent , the a,sricultu:-al p2.·ojects in ::orthern Qe."'var whjc!1 t~·e.nsfo!"!'led

a desert Qatar in"'vo a vegetable expo:!.·-'.:.ing coun-'.:. r y a11d sai.J, :in ad.di tion , that they nm.,r have approximateJ.y one tho'..lsa"1d st\~dents studying in t!Je United States al."d 1".ITo::pe v:ho ''ill soon for:~ t!1e backbone of the Qatar of the future . .1r . :~c~'..ur!arn. said ".:.hat he has learnt of the p:·oe;:-ess beil!g made and realizes that it will take ti~~ to get all -'.:.hese things accom­plished . :=:m.;ever , Qatar is blessed ,,,ith 'irealth from oil vhich , if prudently used , c ould insure _rosperity not only for its peop::..e . '.lt fo-::: ot:!.1er Al·9.bs in ot!'1er Arab CO'J.'1-C.2.·ies . ::e said that he h2.d suggc,s-:.ed ln Km;ai t [tnd \WUld like to susgest here a.nc ~.0 the officials in the United A.rab :E:nirates , a co~\0!1 :1.pproach i!1 the utilization o:' rc,·en'J.es from oi_. ~~- . :<cN2.!!1ara we:.t on to say t!}:;.t since no one }movs p:!.·ecisely the e.!!iOUnt of oil reserves prcse!"'·~ in e:;.c;" country it 1Wuld be l'ruJen"'~ t o diven·.ify by inves'~ing l>oth v:. th7.n e.. d outside each ountry in a r.anuer whicb vo:tlc. i .. su:re "che contii''.ted p2'0s::.1eri ty of the ~eople ·,,rhen ?.Pd if the oil reserves n.re exhe.l!s: ed . It is o::J. ' naturn.l , t-'.r . ~<cXmnf!.~'rt said, th'lt a country ~;hould firs"'v tP.ke Ct!.2.'e o: :· ... s mm l!onse and as~~u:::e the well td ng of its people . ~~}~t vould co!:Je the \vel fore of ones neighbors and a:!tcr thn.t the build. up o: res.erves . I! ere j s vlle2·e a cowJtl·y should period.:.cully review whut ~ay , for the Jr..ck of any oLher vo,·d" be c n.JJ cd a five- 'ext· plc.n , in ,,·hi.c!l C!..>·~i"'O.ted. rC've~ucs are co::1l~:~2.·vc~ to~ " till' ~ted

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co~'lli tments and other requirement-s . This vTO' .. lld l eave a close enough estimate of anticipated sur:pluses O.!l::lually foy 1-rhich pr-tJ.d.ent pl ans could then be made . Naturally the v.'0rld. Barlk woulc :!..ike to e:'.:":.::.·uct some of these S'v.l"}l:!..us funds but the :r-:ain emp~a.sis should be on in­v estment , in long-ter.m plaus both vli t~in and outs i de Qatar 1-ib:::.ch vJOuld form the basis of a diversified econc:'.y .

The Ar2ir agYeed '"i th Kr·. l~c.:\G!!lare. ' s sequence fo!" economic plann:!:g . He said Qatar has not participated as !!!Uch as it vrould have 2.iked ":o ir.. IBRD bonds but hoped to do so more i.:1 the f '.l":-ure . Pight !lOW , bece.'.lse of Qatar ' s obligations under the oil pe.rtici_ a":i.on agreement it '~'ould be difficu~t to spare any fundv but begi.n::1ing 1974 the situation should improve and from tl1en on he hoped t~a~,_, Qata!" ,,rould be a greate!' pa:r::.ic­ipe.nt in IBRD bonds. Y~ . De. je.ny refeYr ed to tbe specie.:!.. bond issues made i n Ku"'rait in Kuwait', dino.:c s and t:-1e conte::plated special bond issue for the United Arab Emirates as soo:r.. as the 'Jnited Arab ~ire.:.es bas its ovm currency . The advantages of sue::, issu<:=s in locil CUY .:enc::.es 'tl e!"e pointed out and the A'!lir said that t::,is ,,rou2.d be a !.O.e.tteY fo:c the Minister of Finance .to consider alt .ough he :erson .lly ~as in favor .

Mr. McT'amara said that there had bee so!!le disc'-lS sion on ":.he possibi lit y of sending a mission to Q.a~ce.r sor::e time ·this spr:!.ng and wanted to knov if the Amir has any views on the mand te for s'.lch a mission . The Amir did not r eact one ·~·ay or t:-1e ot~er and. age. i n said tha t these were matters for the Min:!.s":.er of Financ e t o handle . It is a good feeling to know , Sheik...h. Khali::'e. said that the Ban~ is ,,rilling to provide technical assistance when we need it and I am sure vre are going to be ·neeC.ing it. The Amir then wen:. into· a :!..engt~y discuss:!.on abcut the need for unity first in the Gulf and then in the Ara'b world . 2:f the Russians and the Americans have agreed to coexist , then why can ' t t~e

Arabs who in reality are one and the same people , learn t o coexist as well . He said that he has been calling for ~n Arab common market :!.n vrhich the Gulf would have a unified currency and its own zone similar to that of the sterling and dollar a.!'eas. Ee drew e.ttemion to impor·tant statement s he made in this regard to "Al-He.v.Te.dess l•!agazine" '.-Th i ch appear ed in that magazine 's issue on January 19 , 1973 . A translation of this article is attached .

2) Meetin~ with the Minister of Petrole~~ and ~inance , ~ . E . Sheikh Abdel Aziz Bin Khalifa Since Sheikh Abdel Aziz accompanied !-~ . McN~e.ra to the ::'ertilizer plant and was vri th him most of the tin:e during the v isit, the subjects the. t they discussed cannot, of course , be included in th:!.s m~orand~ . During the brief. visit to Sheikh Abdel Aziz i n his office, Ar . r.:cN~2.ra s poke again , elaborating on his vi e,,' for the need of a cont inuous review of possible surpluses and the long- term investment of these funds . Sheikh Abdel Aziz said that he has had some talks '"'i th Mr . Dajany on the s'.l~ · ect but plans to have continuous contact with hi~ i n order to for~ulat~ a

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plan alpng the li ncs v~hich 1v:r. J~cNama!'a ::uggested. !Ie hoped to go to Vi erma -in Barch u.nd then come to the United States. He intends to conta(;t Mr . Dajany for a poss~ble meeting in E~rope or the United ~te~es and \·ranted to make su.ch mzetings as regular as :possible in order to ma.:.. tai.n the closest touch wit~ the Bank on tf.is subject .

'VJhen the subject of a roll over by Qa"!:ar of the amount t"!-!ey hold in our two-year bond issue maturing on J~arc f> 15 , 19'73 was raised by ~-:r . Dajany, Sheilr'""''rl Abd.el Aziz called in the Director of Finance e.rd , e.:ter a brief discussion, it was agreed that the a.'!!ount '.-lill be rolled ovel" . Since then we have had official confirmation to this effect .

3 ) 'rhe meeting 1-rith Sheikh Suhaim Bin Eamad .l\1 Thani; ~~inister . of Foreign Affairs vras brief and mor e i- the nature of a courtesy caJ.l . The Minister , accompanied by some of his aides vrelcomed >ir. r~c:·:B.!tara to Qata:!: and wished that his stay could have been longer. 'l'he J'.·:inister al~;o was glad that Qatar !:lanaged to complete the :or!·~,alities in ti._e to ~oi!l the last Annual Meeting as a full me!!lber a!:d loo}.ed for'.-rard to a pe ...... iod o: long and close cooperat i on between tbe Bank and Qatar .

cc : Mr . McNamara (2) Mr . Aldewereld V.u- . Shoai b Mr . Benjenk (2) Mr . Rotber g

Atta ch.rn.ent s

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Ul~D? AC:TIVTrJi~3

1. UNDP doe .... not have a sepc.trate r esident .. ission for Q;:;.,Jar. T:~i~

country, as other Gulf states, is covered by t .. e Hcgional ~~-3 siden::. ~ :iss~ c :1, headquartered in Riyaci~. This 11is sion ha..,, honevc r, a Deputy r~·:?g :iond

Resident Representative residing i.."1. 3ahro. l n , w; o is i n charee of Gulf stac..:::; , includin;:; 0 .,t.::> "' .

2. The lnJ.D? Indicative Planning Figure (IPF) for the ~ -:-·ear Countr~--Prograrn (1 972-76) is $1,500, 000. Of t his ar. oent., :)JJ6 ,000-has been spent up to the end of 1973, leaving about :l)1. 1 million for the rer:~.:::.i..nin; ye·a~--:,. The costs of ongoing and proposed. projects for th.:;se years 2re esti:aCcci <".::. $3,395,000 . In the circumstances , the Goverrm··en t Hill :neet th·3 differenc e amounting to some $2. 2 mill ion .

3. The UNDP p rogram focuss es on (1) agriculture and fish8 r ies, (2) educatj_on, and (3) labor, ma..Ylagmnen t and e:nploy:-:1ent. These sectors r:.L.l absorb 88% of projected ()):pendi t .ures. The mai n Ul'lD? projects are :

( a ) an Animal Husbandry Production and Livestock Improve­ment Farm, which 1-lill set up and initiate a research · progrcu:J , and tra in ~ation.:2l counterparts in rcsc .J. rch, trainin6 and extension ;

(b) an Integrated Hater and Land Use Project, uhich ivill assist the Gove rn"lient in continuing t.he collection and maintenance of data on rainfall, r echarge, and ground­water levels and quality, and provide training and extension services for the introduction of modern cultivation and irrigation methods and the econo~ic use of groundHater;

(c) a Program for . Assj_stance to Hi;:;her Te c::cher Tra~ninG Colleges, Hhich 1-l'ill help the Government to establish two colleges for me:1 and Homen, and Hhich will also include training in the reform of school curricula and arnninistration at all levels;

(d) a Vocational Training Sche~e, >-Jhich 'vill continue to a ssist the Regional Vocational Training Centre in Doha .

4. For ready reference, the names and addresses of the UNDP Regional Representati ve and fuputy Regional Representative responsible for Qatar ar·J given b3low:

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· J.lr. ·f. bdu1la tif Sue car f'.egional fu.!pr•.1Sentativ3 of' th:~ Ui);jp for Sandi A:rabia and th8 Gulf /1rca P. 0 . Box 558 Riyadh, Sc..udl .Arabia

YJ.r . 1-'er 0jogr<m DBput.y Ree;ional Repra~antativ3 o:t tho U1IDP in Bahrain P. 0. Box 814 l1anarna, B<lhrain

FebrualJT 14, 1975

Cn.ble addr.~ ss:

UJDE:VPRO HIL-:..DH (3/.UI.JI J..Rh..BI!t)

PI.i.OD8 : ~ 2 56h 26:/J7

C c:.ble add1·: ~ s s :

UiiD~VPI-tO BJ.J-ji~AIN

Phone : 8687 86tJB