'Oil Concessions' [‎311r] (631/734)

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the SUeiiclis and also all matters of Political or
Diplomatic nature to "be taken up with the Sheikhs. In all
such "business matters such .....would "be guided "by
advice and suggestions of Local Manager of the
Qompany, hut as respect all Political or Diplomatic
matters involving policy such would he guided
Ijy advice and suggestions of the Home Office of the
Parent owing Company.
(e) The Americans agree that as ma^r British shall
be employed in the Company as consistent with the efficient
working of the property.
Sir John Shuckhurgh again warned the
representatives of the Syndicate that no modification:
of the conditions communicated to them on the 19 th of
July could he agreed to without consultation with the
other interested Departments of Hia> MaJ esty•s Government,
and that any modification tentatively agreed upon in the
course of the present conversations would have to be
referred to those Departments for concurence.
In Sir John Shuckhurgh's view, condition (d)
was the most important condition, both from the point
of view of the American group and from that of His
Majesty's Government, and this condition was therefore
discussed in the first instance.
Mr. Janson explained that the American group
had not felt able to accept in its entirety the variant
of this condition proposed at the Meeting of the Sls^of
July. They had expressed their readiness to agree to
^he appointment of Major Holmes as their local
representative in Bahrein for the purpose of conducting
business with the Sheikh of Bahrein, in consultation
with the 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. , but they were not prepared
^ confer upon him the title of Local General Manager or
Manager, or to allow him to control in any way the
technical operations of the Company in Bahrein; nor were
y^at this stage to conclude a contract with Major
"olmes far a period of five years, as, until they
had