'Oil Concessions' [‎199r] (406/734)

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;MCL03URE TO DESPATC3H OUPUOAT
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Na <^Y- 0F 14 NOV 1928 ^:f¥
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^ Boverober, 1928.
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I am directed "hy Mr. ieoretary Awery t© ref«r
to Colonial Office letter lo. 69115 /38 of th« 10th of
SeptfiB^tr last, and to prevlou® corrtspondmee regarding
the concession granted hythe Shaikh of Bahrein to the
lastern and General syn- icate Liiaited and to u ran ami t
her'with, for the information of the Secretary of State for
Board of Trade
India , a copy of a letter which has Iteen received fro» the
Syndicate regarding their desire to obtain the renewal
for a further period of one year from the and of Decwnher
next of their existing exploration licence.
a. In this connection X am to state that Major Holmes
and iir. Sanson, one of the director® of the lantern and
ueneral Syndicate, callad at the Colonial Office the
l?th of 0<fcto%er in regard to the extension for which they
hare applied and explained that the first Geologist whom
the Syndicate had sent out to Bahrein had reported
unfawura^ly as to the prospect® of winning oil in
commercially payable quantities, ^ince then 4 other
Geologists had 'heen sent out and their reports, although
conflicting, were, for themost part, very favoursvie.
The Syndicate now wiehed to send out again the original
Geologist in order to give him an opportunity of
fconsidering hit unfavourable report, fhey were satisfied
that in view of the Geological information now available he
• ou id» if sent out ae,ain, report favourably.
3. The representatives of the Syndicate also stated
that they were at present negotiating with American and
Canadian
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