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•ngl* - of Hlo Kojest^e Oov^rmaont th# important d^tiviertn.i.-
it that the Kautral tone Oteuld be adequately teated for oil
and the oil exploited if found t and that King ibn laud should
raceire half the royalties and other benefits to be derived
from this exploitation* Th* agency through which trie
exploitation is carried out la of secondary importance and if
•n approach by the Standard Oil Company of California to the
theikh of Kowelt led indirectly to an arrangement whereby the
Standard Oil Company and Petroleum Conceealona Limited agreed
to share between them a concession granted jointly by King Ibn
baud and the theikh of ; oweit, (or even to an arrangement
whereby the s tandard Oil Company dropped out through being
unwilling to cap # aa required by their option* the terms offered
to the Sheikh of koweit by Petroleum conceaaiona Limited)* such
an arrangement would be acceptable to His Majesty’s Government
and* presumably* to King Ibn iaud* i hould Petroleum Conceaaiona
Limited* be unwilling* however* to offer such favourable
conditions aa the Standard Oil Company* and should the sheikh of
loweit be unwilling to grant an option or concession on leas
favourable terms* it would probably be desirable that His
Ms jetty*s Government, if they exercised their Influence* should
•xercise it in the direction of persuading petroleum roncesaiona
Limited to leave the field clear for the \merlcan company*
6. A similar letter is being sent to the Petroleum
Lepartmen t*
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four obedient Servant*
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