'Oil Concessions' [‎302r] (613/734)

lie gathered that he had won the latter*s confidence,
indeed Mr* Wallace had on one occasion pressed him to
take up an important appointment on "behalf of the group
in Venezuela. It was finally agreed that the Syndicate
should tentatively suggest to their American associates
the adoption of the following variant of condition (d),
and ascertain whether it would he acceptable. They
would make it clear that this variant had not iteeen
accepted hy His Majesty's G-overnment and could not he
so accepted without further reference to the interested
Government Departments:-
'•There shall at all times he a local General
Manager who shall he approved hy His Majesty's G-overnment
He shall he the Chief Bepresentative of the Company in
Bahrein and shall he responsible for all relations with
the local authorities and population. All communication
with the Sheikh on "behalf of the Company shall he through
the British political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. . For the first five years
after the inception of the enterprise the local General
Manager shall he Major Eolmes".
In the course of the discussion, it was
mentioned to the Syndicate's representatives that His
Majesty's Government would require an assurance from the
Syndicate that no steps would he taken which would
prejudice the position of the proposed site for the
landing ground and sea-plane station, the precise location
of which would he communicated to them in the near future.
The Syndicate's representatives said that they did not
anticipate any difficulty with their American associates
on this score, and they promised to mention the matter
to the latter at an early date. It was agreed that in
any letter sent to the Syndicate setting out the
Conditions governing the Assignment of the Ooncession,
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he gathered, that he had won the latter's confidence,
indeed Mr* ■Tallace had on one occasion pressed him to
take up an important appointment on "behalf of the group
in Venezuela. It was finally agreed that the Syndicate
should tentatively suggest to their American associates
the adoption of the following variant of condition (d),
and ascertain whether it would he acceptable. They
would make it clear that this variant had not feeen
accepted hy His Majesty's Government and could not he
so accepted without further reference to the interested
Government Departments:-
"There shall at all times he a local General
Manager who shall he approved hy His Majesty's Government
He shall he the Ohief Hepresentative of the Company in
Bahrein and shall he responsible for all relations with
the local authorities and population. All communication
with the Sheikh on "behalf of the Company shall he through
the British Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. . For the first five years
after the inception of the enterprise the local General
Manager shall he Major Holmes' 1 .
V In the course of the discussion, it was
mentioned to the Syndicate's representatives that His
Majesty's Government would require an assurance from the
Syndicate that no steps would he taken which would
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prejudice the position of the proposed site for the
landing ground and sea-plane station, the precise location
of which would he communicated to them in the near future,
-he Syndicate's representatives said that they did not
anticipate any difficulty with their American associates
on this score, and they promised to mention the matter
to the latter at an early date^ It was agreed that in
a ny letter sent to the Syndicate setting out the
conditions governing the Assignment of the Concession,
a clause to the ahove effect should he It
was agreed that a further Meeting between representatives
I s the Colonial Office and of the Syndicate should he
or) Thursday, the 8th of Mr^ust, at. p. hu