'File 8/2 C Liquor for Qatar and Trucial Coast' [‎11r] (21/68)

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subject;- unport of whisky, ^iin and other foreign
liquor into the xrucial coast ohaikhdoms*
Memorandum#
jmo \ that increased activity by the uil uompeny
can be expected on the xrucial coast, it is suggested that
Gray •^ackenzies be invited to extend their business in
foreign liquor to the Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and to obtain through
trade channels quotas of whisky, gin and beer for the
Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. separately from Bahrain, if they could
undertake to supply even small supplies at first, the
shaikhs could oe asked to permit the i/nport of foreign
liquor into their territories on condition that its sale
^as regulated in the way now being workea out in Bahrain.
If Gray toackenzies were unwilling or unable to obtain
supplies, perhaps such a firm as Fhipsons of Karachi would
te glad to do so and to extend their business to the
TrUcial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
At present, personnel of the Oil Company here ere
able to obtain hardly any liquor at ell. I estimate that,
apart 1 rom the R.A.F. who have their own supplies, there
ere 20 Europeans and iJLericans at present living on the
Trucial coatt for whom a quota of whisky anc ^in - and if
possible ot beer ~ is desirable. Kor the present 1
suggest that 10 cases a quarter of each would suffice.
This would enable each man to buy 2 bottles of whisky
and 2 of gin a month, and some beer.
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Political Officer, Tircial coast,
aharjah.