File 10/5 II Hasa oil: CASOC's activities in Hasa; development of Ras Tannura; Political Agent's visit to Hasa [‎143r] (290/656)

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lofeter ne wis© gift®, a reeslptt tmt fee will not reoeiv® a
i'^ply# It ig probgbi© %h-w.% if th® Sutidi Bovsmroiit wtsiied
to oreat® th®^- ®ouX4 find loopholes in thi n
- , "but I tMiik that at |>r®®®nt tlmy me& leear®.
wpay, »«®keRii® and the British India Btaast HavjLgatlon Ooa^any 11
y^ore than they wish to ahow on paper» and that in ppaotio®
Messrs. Gray, Meetenai® will prow to h® a© nsefwl to than i
that the w-ork will not he interfered with# ,®xeept for the
mmmm* pre*mm to Offlfjpel the firm to take on Saudi
employee® before thar® are any fit to do the work.
5. The jaain point® in the afreetaent are thee®, leaara.
Oray ,fe'eeken«ie ere pernittad to eetshllsh an offioe at Res
lanura# and to set there ae agent® for all the stean^re [
whoee ageneiee they in feet hold* and to aet aa landing agents
for O.A.3.O.C. Ho period i® mentioned* tmt his parting
letter rr. ifill® aay® he aasomaa that the permission hoi a®
good as long as they are agent® for steamer® oailing at
la® fannra,. The Oompaay are under the obligation to ^ive
thirty per cent, or the esrgo to loeal eraft to he 1 ended,
^provided that the loeal eraft are capable of dealing with it, :|
and alee to tek® on Band! national® for all post® except the
enpervisory ®e soon a® suitable osndidete® esn "be found.
le British Indie isail eteamers are to estsblieh a fortnightly
eerriee to las fanurs, hut thl® is to be reduced to a laorithly
aer ^ie® if the ateamahip compmny find that the earnings do
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not justify their ealling onoe a fortnight.
6. the question of port due® esnsed the greatest
difficulty. Curing the negotiations it was learned that the
Saudi Oovemra«nt were levying port dues on the German ship®
(Msnsa Line) which were bringing material c.A.S.0.0. to
Hss lanur®. Till® was dieturhing not only to 0.A.8.^.C.»
whose eonseseion expreesly ®x ®japt® them from psyraent of such !/
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