"ملف 36/2 (1A/20) الأنشطة القنصلية الأجنبية في البحرين" [ظ‎‎٧] (٤٤٢/١٤)

(Received under India office Complimentary Clip dated 18/1/44
' Cxt .197/ 1944.
,/ith the compliments of the Under Secretary of
State for Foreign affairs, dated
13t h Jan ua ry , 1944.
British legation,
J e dd a»
16 th Be c em be r, 1943.
Sir,
V/ith reference to my telegram Ro. 419 of the 8 th October
last concerning the desire of the United States Government to
appoint a consular official at Bali ran the principal seat of
operations of the California ^rabian Standard Oil Company, I
have the honour to inform you that the United States Minister
Resident again pressed the United States Government's claim to
consular representation in that area during
the visit of the United states military mission.
2. Ibn Saud later caused the United States Minister to
be informed that he had no objection to the United States
Government appointing a commercial agent, a firm or person
comparable to the local British firm of Gellatly, Han key and
Company but that he was not prepared to agree to consular
representation at any place in his territories other than Jedda.
3. His Majesty' also stipulated that a commercial agent if
appointed by the United States Government would have no authority
to intervene in the relations between the Saudi Government and the
California ;sxab ian Standard Oil Company.
4i .-x copy of this despatch has been sent to the Minister of
State resident in Cairo.
I ha ve, etc.
(ad. S . h. JOiij.b u .
The hight Honou rab le Anth ony Sden, U.. C .M. 1.,
etc. etc. etc.
Foreign Office.
Mo. 96
T2TC3/ 1617/41) .
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