'Oil Concessions' [‎300r] (609/734)

(of) tliat ' sooa Wlll » 1113 Majesty's GoverMentr^ad laid ^
aof 1 certain entirely reasonable conditions» These,
he was satisfied, represented, the fflinimutn requirements
of His Majesty s government» The fourth condition}
that in regara to tne Appointment of a British local
Manager, was as much in the interest of the Company as
of His haj esty s Gt-overniaent, although the latter attached
the greatest possible importance to this condition,
possibly the American group did not realise that had it
not "been for the services rendered "by Great Britain in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. during the last hundred years, there
could have Deen no question to-day of working an oil
Cone es a ion in tuose areas. This country, "by sacrifice
of men and money, had made the Gulf safe for enterprises
l Qf character, and they had every right to impose
[such conditions on the conduct of commercial enterprises
|in tuQse regions as they considered necessary in the
| prtkerance of their policy of pacification and the
promotion of prosperity in the Gulf States.
.said that all this had "been explained to
the Americanjgroup on more than one occasion, hut that
^ey apioarently felt that as they were providing all the
capital they should "call the tune".
! ^-^2^n_S huckhur^h asked to which of the four conditions
|the Americans attached the greatest importance.
^i^anson replied that undouhtedly his American associates
attached the greatest importance to conditien (d). He
bought it possible that if this could he settled to the
Sa tisj.action of hoth parties the remaining three conditions
0ll l<i oe disposed of with less difficulty. The Americans
SParently had a very low opinion of the managerial c
Dil ities of British subjects. They regarded the control
f tue l 0G al operations as the vital consideration in
IP^^ccessfui production of oil, and they were not
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(Of) that good will, His Majesty's GoverTmek-Kad laid C
dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. -i certain entirely reasonable conditions. These,
\ iq was satisfied, represented tlie fflinimum require .ents
of His Majesty's Government. The fourth condition,
t'aat in regard to the appointment of a British local :
Manager , was as much in the interest of the Company as
of His Majesty s Government, although the latter attached
the greatest possible importance to this condition,
possibly the American group did not realise that had it
not "been for the services rendered "by Great Britain in
I, tils Peisian u-ulf during utie last hundred, years, there
oould have Deen no question to-day of working an oil
^ Concession in those areas. This country, hy sacrifice
of men and money, had made the Gulf safe for enterprises
I of tuis character, and they had every right to impose
| such conditions on the conduct of commercial enterprises
|xn ouose regions as they considered necessary in the
I furtherance of their policy of pacification and the
■
promotion of prosperity in the Gulf States.
said that all this had heen explained to
the Americangroup on more than one occasion, hut that
they apparently felt that as they were providing all the
capital they should "call the tune".
fcsjohn^Shuckhur^h . asked to which of the four conditions
Ithe Americans attached the greatest importance.
^-Janson replied that undoubtedly his American associates
■attached the greatest importance to condition (d), He
I thought it possible that if this could be settled to the
B^tisfaction of both parties the remaining three conditions
IftoUd he disposed of with less difficulty. The Americans
I a PParently had a very low opinion of the managerial t.
| Cities of British subjects. They regarded the control
| Le local operations as the vital consideration in
l^ 6 successful production of oil, and they were not
Ka p " 8 " 1, (t U,Ldt l ! 13 GOn ^ ro1 should be delegated to either
K ^tisii subject or to a person without the highest
salifications. Their local 1'anager must, m
8lr 0 - inlon > an official 1- t v e ,, r , aa fuU