‘File 28/57-V Defence Regulation No. 2 of 1942 (Working of)’ [‎4r] (7/88)

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THi: 3AII7iAT?J PETRCL2VT: coi.pantltd.
Cliffords Inn,
Fleet Jtreet,
London, L.C.4
9th February, 1944.
Dear Peel,
I send herewith a copy of the Adyertiser.ent inserted
by the i inistry of Labour <!: National Jervice ( Lrs. Dtuart of
Dardinia Nouse, Kinfsway, N.C.2. has been dealing with the
natter) through whom the Company are recruiting a number of
men wanted for the Company's operations in Bahrain, to ether
with a copy of each of two lists of men who have, I undej’stanct,
applied for "obs as a result. .
Recently, I have had deal'with two cases snr. e-
what siiailar to that of Boyle f Boyle is the man who broke his
engagement to return to Bahrain from Couth Africa. One of these
additional cases is that of a nan na ed T.N. Berry. Be left
Bahrain on the 2nd. February 1943 for his long vacation in ~»outh
Africa, the unders tandin ( ' between him and tine Company be inf
that he should retrun to enter into a further Contract if a
backache he complained of ( which apparently he had Prior to
his entering the service of the Company) was not arainst his
doing so. Berry saw a Jpecialist during the last fortnight^of
' is three months' leave; the .jpecialist advised that there’^sVe .
obstruction to one kidney, and that he should be operated upon
in order to ascertain precisely the trouble. The company told
Berry to cone hone, and there ended the arranrement that he
should return to Bahrain. I learned on Monday that the Company's
own Expert who has seen Berry here, and who was asked whether it
was advisable he should return to Bahrain, diagnoses the trouble
as a " congenital malformation of the left kidney, which is a
permanent disability; as he rets older this is liable to get
worse and there may be complications; the kidney should be
moved; it is inadvisable for Berry to return to Bahrain Island,
Persian fulf." By impression was and is, from letters ^erry
wrote subsequently to the Company, that he believed there was
nothing the natter with him, and he had played upon the belief
that the Company mould not permit him to return until he had
seen someone in England. This belief he would have founded upon
knowledge acquired as a member of the Personnel Department in
Bahrain.
The second case is that of D.C. Roods, who likewise went
to Couth Africa for his holiday, with an engagement to return
to Bahrain for further employment. Be managed to find a very
bad ankle, which also ended in his being sent to London. Be
has not sourht re-engagement. From the medical opinions, there
would appear to be very little wrong with his ankle. This man
is ow making rather an impudent claim for additional travel
time.
The moral of these two stories is that these young men are
getting home on one pretext oruother and making tki: gs exceed
ingly difficult for. the Company. There would appear to be quite
a number of rn en now available in the United.kingdom for essential
work abroad. This fact, combined with the fact that men are com
ing home to the Uni tend Kingdom on leave because of additional
transport facilities, makes the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Regulation Bo.2
appear to be now impracticable.
Perhaps you would be rood enough to give some consideration
to the necessity for continuing the Regulation,
Yours sincerely,
Jd. H.R. Ballantyne.
K.T.Peel Bsq. , C. L3.B. ,H.C.
India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. ,
Whitehall, EBB. 1