"ملف 8/2 C الخمور في قطر والساحل المتصالح" [و‎‎١‎٩] (٦٨/٣٧)

D. O.No. 1631-8/G^ . c. The 11th May 1947.
My dear Ball, ' \ J
I don't knowj^i»ther you are now dealing with
Lermitte's demi-official correspondence, but if you are
would you please refer to ray demi-official letter No.
1479-8/2 dated the 28th April 1947, to him; if not, would
you kindly pass this letter on to whoever should receive it ?
. ?* I have received in an envelope, presumably from
Lermitte, copies of Hickinbotham's demi-official letter No.
G/406 of the 29th February 1944, and Packers demi-official
letter No.3648 dated.the 27th February, 1944, being the
correspondence referred to in paragraph 1 of my letter quoted
I am afraid I cannot regard Hickinbotham 1 s undertaking given
in 1944 as binding on myself in this matter; since it is one
thing to facilitate* the supply of liquor to a limited number
and quite another to accept a permanent commitment without
any such limit. I must, therefore, make it clear to you that
P.C.L. should not rely upon anything from the Bahrain quota
for their staff in Qatar for the coming quarter.
Yours sincerely.
Id. C.J.Felly.
F.A.Bali,
Messrs. Petroleum Concessions Limited,
B^hra^ t .