'File 8/2 C Liquor for Qatar and Trucial Coast' [‎8r] (15/68)

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PETROLEUM CONCESSIONS LTD.
BAHRAI N
PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
DO/PR.11/2950
25th March, 1946
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My dear Colonel,
No§3.
Date.
T .Ve are very grateful for your help in the matter of
the whisky for our geologists on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (Liessrs#
Glynn^-Jones and Ramsden). (p £ »
2. I*did not reply to your d.o Tito.398-8/2 dated the 6th
February 1946 before as I-was hoping to hear what arrangements,
if any, were being made by the Company for < v atar and tne
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. parties. As far as I can gather, the situation
at present is as follows
(a) Q.atar
We have been given to understand that-certain
consignments of beer and whisky are being arranged
for a small party concerned with the rehabilitation
of the ^atar camp. We have, however, no news of any
shipments. As you probably know, ^atar drew on
Bahrain stocks up to 1942 \^ien the camp closed down
including some of the Indian clerks. Until our own
stocks materialise we should very much appreciate
your assurance that our Qatar staff will be allowed
to draw on Bahrain. In this connection, we would
refer you to para 2 of our no .PR.11/2846 dated the
22nd January 1946 (copy attached fOT ready referencey
which describes the previous procedure in respect of
Indians. ^ rr a v
(b) Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Commencing October 1946 and continuing probably
for several years there will be considerable activity
in the Trued.al Coast based mainly on Dubai and Sharjah.
As many as 20 Americans ar^d British employees will be
involved. So far we cannot rely on the Company being
able to arrange for its own imports of liquor on the
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . In these circumstances, we should like
to be in a position to draw on Gray, Mackenzie & Co.,
Bahrain, for quarterly allotments.
' We shall be grateful for any assistance you can render us
in this matter. t
Yours sincerely,
Lt. -Col.A.C.Galloway, O.B.E.,
^.B .M 's Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain.
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