'File 10/1 (Vol III). Oils and Minerals. Bahrain Oil Concession.' [‎163r] (342/462)

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"S heikh .
The personal interview with the Sheikh of
Bahrein referred to in the preceding paragraph was in
direct contravention of the stipulation contained in
Condition G that all communications with the Sheikh must
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be through the British 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. *
5» Since his appctitment under the Bahrein
Petroleum Company, Major Holmes' general conduct both in
Bahrein and elsewhere in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. has been
unsatisiactoryi rom the point of view of His Majesty's
Government.
6» With regard to Bahrein, it is clear that he has
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ms-dQ serious mis—statements regarding his interview with
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the Sheikh in May by misrepresenting the Sheikh as having
agreed to some of his proposals and by asserting that
certain aspects of the matter were discussed which in
fact were not mentioned at the interview*
7« He had used his frequent and prolonged absences
from Bahrein to mix himself up in several matters connected
with oil in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. outside the scope of his
duties as Chief Local Representative of the Bahrein
Petroleum Company. The chief of these extraneous
activities has been Ma protracted negotations with the
Sheikh of Kuwait on b ehalf of the Eastern and General
Syndicate and the American interests behind the Syndicate
for an oil concession in Kuwait, during which time he has
been far from open in his dealings either with the Sheikh
or with the local British authorities in the Gulf. He has
also taken a hand in various efforts on the part of American
interests to obtain oil concessions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. area
and in Nejd. In short, it is probably not too much to say
that the present unsatisfactory position of the various oil
questions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Including Bahrein) Is largely
due to Major Holmes' activities in the past three years#