'Oil Concessions' [‎291r] (590/734)

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(to) GommuniGate the views of the An
any letter on the suhject was addresl
g. This suggestion was accept^
meetir^ was held at the Colonial Offiq
A "brief record of the Meeting is appe
It will "be seen that the American repi
present not prepared to accept, with:
any of the conditions proposed hy His
It "became clear in the course of the
olDjection felt "by the American group
Grovernment centred upon the fourth co
to the appointment of a British subje
local Manager in Bahrein, As will q
record of the discussion, an alternat
condition was tentatively suggested "b
Office reiDresentatives, and the repre
Syndicate undertook to ascerlain the
their American associates, at the sa
clear that the revised version would :
considered acceptahle "by His MaJestyVi
I am t > request that Lord Passfield m;
an early date whether Commander V. r edgw
to concur in the fourth condition in *
no?/ suggested.
4, Since the second Meeting w:
-ive of the Syndicate was held, I'r.
Syndicate has informed an officer of 1
"by telephone: that as a result of a pi
with Major Davis he thought it most ur
American group would "be prepared to a|
Holmes should "be designated "Local G-er
the Company, "but teat he thought it pi
would aocex)t some such title as "Direc
"General Manager" "being reserved for. tl
of the technical operations. He thou
remainder of the fourth condition in i
would prohahle "be acceptable to the Anj
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(to) coiGiniiniQate the views of the American group "brefore
any letter on the subject was addressed to his Syndiaate.
0. This suggestion was aoGex)ted and a further
meetiT^ was held at the Colonial Office on the 31st July.
A brief record of the Meeting is appended to this letter.
It willhe seen that the American representatives are at
present not prepared to accept, without qualification,
any of the conditions proposed "by His Majesty's G-overnment.
It "became clear in the course of the discussion.,that the
objection felt by the American group to His Majesty*s
Government centred upon the fourth condition relating
to the appointment of a British subject as the Company's
local Manager in Bahrein, As will be seen from the
record of the discussion, an alternative version of this
condition was tentatively suggested by the Colonial
Office representatives, and the representatives of the
Syndicate undertook; to ascertain the views thereon of
their American associates, at the sa; e time making it
clear that the revised version would not necessarily be
considered acceptable by His Majesty's Government.
I am 11 request that Lord Passfield may be informed at
an early date whether Commander Wedgwood Ben is prepared
to concur in the fourth condition in the revised form
no?/ suggested.
4. Since the second Meeting with the representat-
-ive of the Syndicate was held, l r r. J anson of the
Syndicate has informed an officer of the Colonial Office
by telephone that as a result of a preliminary discussion
with Major Davis he thought it most unlikely that the
American group would be prepared to agree that Major
Holmes should be designated "Local General Manager* of
the Company, but ti at he thought it probable, that they
would accept some such title as "Director" the terra
"General Manager" being reserved for the official in charge
of the technical operations. He thought that the
remainder of the fourth condition in its revised form
would probable be acceptable to the American group,
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