'Oil Concessions' [‎290r] (588/734)

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Letter and enclosures in Colonial 0;
covering letter dated ord August 1929,
3rd Angus'
Sir,
I am directed iDy Lord Passf
the correspondence ending witli your 1
June ITo, 4185/29 regarding the propf
of United States capital in the operat:
Concession, and to transmit to you her^
before the Secretary of State for Indit
discussion on this subject, which took
representatives of the Colonial Office
of the Eastern and General Syndicate, 1
19th July.
2. As a result of the disc -
a letter was prepared and was on the po
to the Syndicate, setting out the condi
His Majesty's Government were prepared
Sheikh of Bahrein to agree to the exten
exploration licence granted to the Synd
Assignment of their Concession of the 2
A copy of the letter in the form in whi
'to address it to the Syndicate is enclo
letter could "be despatched, however, Mr
Eastern and General Syndicate telephone
Office, asking that the letter should o
further discussion "between representati
Syndicate and the Colonial Office, He
since the Meeting held on the 19th July
opportunity of discussing with Major Da
~ ativejof the American interests concer
which His Majesty*s Government sought to
tbe participation of American capital in
He asked therefore, to "be given an oppo
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Letter and enclosures in Oolonial Office,
covering letter dated 5rd August 1929, No. 69035. 5
3rd August 1929,
Sir,
I am directed "by Lord Passfield to refer to
the QorresBondence ending witti your letter of the 29th
June TTo. P. 4185/29 regarding the proposed participation
of United States capital in the operation of the Bahrein
Concession, and to transmit to you herewith, to he laid
Defore the Secretary of State for India the record of a
discussion on this subject, which took place "between
representatives of the Colonial Office and representatives
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of the Eastern and General Syndicate, Limited, on the
,
19th July.
2. As a result of the discuss! jn then held
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a letter was prepared and was on the point of despatch
to the Syndicate, setting out the conditions on which
His Majesty's Government were prepared to advise the
Sheikh of Bahrein to agree to the extension of the
exploration licence granted to the Syndicate and to the
Assignment of their Concession of the 2nd December, 1925.
A copy of the letter in the form in which it was proposed
to address it to the Syndicate is enclosed. Before the
letter could "be despatched, however, Mr. Janson of the
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Eastern and General Syndicate telephoned to the Oolonial
Office, asking that the letter should he held up pending
further discussion "between representatives of his
Syndicate and the Colonial Office. He represented that,
since the Meeting held on the 19th July, he had had an
0 PPortunity of discussing with Major Davis, the represent-
~ ativeof the American interests concerned, the^ondrtions
w ^ich His Majesty f s Government sought to impose upon the
the participation of American capital in the enterprise,
He asked therefore, to he given an opportunity to