"ملف 10/1 (مجلد V) الزيوت والمعادن. الامتياز النفطي بالبحرين." [و‎‎٦‎٧] (٥٩٢/١٤٥)

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34. Ths meeting took note of the fact tnat it was now
u.esir^Q- t'O rcudin tx^e IciT],Qin<^ ^-xouncis ootn at Iviuiiarrao
and a t i'-i^nai/ia*
H. x^-^iinin c 01: o il in Bahrain or British
territory .
35» It appeared, that there was no inforaation at
present available as to the intentions of the Company
in regard to refining. It was possible that they might
intend to refine at Bahrein, in which case it would "be
unnecessary to raise the point with them. On this
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kr. otarlin^ stated that the usual practice of oil
Companies was to locate their refineries as near the oil
wells concerned as possible. Ivir. Johnstone pointed out
that the Standard Oil Company of California might
estaolish a refinery in Hasa which the Bahrein Petroleum
Company might wish to use. He also referred to the fact
the.o Captain Prior had mentioned at the meetinp: of 3rd
I.iay Diiao the sheikn was inijerested in the Question of the
location of the refinery (which would of course affect
nis State as regards employment and otherwise). On the
question of requiring the Company to agree to produce
oil ^p oO A^iuiialuy specification, Lr.Starling stated
tixat our evidence was to the effect that the oil
suitabl^'f t TOm ? ne . BahTeln wells was good in Quality
ouioabie for producing fu^l m'l i ^
'oriQ/Qi tne right kfiid ior Admiralty use. On this
assumption there should be no question of the oil
i^rodu^d xailing to reach Admiralty specification axid
it might Da tetter not to raise the point with the
o-peuiy. The. meeting accepted Mr.Starling's view.
Lie meeting agreed tnat while we were not In a
itlon oo press sucu a demand if the Company refused
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