'File 9/23 I Fishing schemes in Persian Gulf' [‎14v] (28/80)

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fully meet the need), and shall this (those) vessel(s)
ho built at Kuweit despite the difficulties (set cut in
Note Vlll ) f or further efforts he made to obtain delivery
from U«K* where negotiations so far have been fruitless?
In reaching the solution the time factor is clearly of
yreat importance^ as is a clrification of AIOC l s postwar
intentions with regard to the feeding of Labour.
Thus an outsider cannot fairly be dogmatic about the
solution, but it may reasonably be suggested that the wise
course would be to embark on construction at Kuweit and at
the same time re-open negotiations in U.X. The presence
of two vessels at some future date will not result in over
production. There is some evidence that renewed efforts to
obtain a^ vessel from U.K. might now lead to success.
a.
Provi sion o f Vitamins
anrolc
D from Fish Sources . The pro
vision of regular and ample supplies of fresh fish at Abadan
and thence to out-stations, should in some degree automatical
ly meet the deficiency of vitamins A and L, noted by Dr.
Meiklejohru, However, it will probably still remain
desirable to make available concentrated supplies of vitamins
‘ and L. It is understood that producers such as South
Africa are unwilling to supply concentrates
Labour such as that at Abadan when supplies
pulaticns elsewhere are scarecely adequate,
fish oils from the fisheries of the Arabian
coasts would seem to provide the rational solution,
tunately shark products are not acceptable. However,
prepared sardine oil should be obtainable, through Government
of Aden if not from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. itself. Sardine oil
from Mukalla it is understood has been successfully used for
pharmaceutical purposes by Government Hospital; Aden,
may thus meet the AIOC requirements* (See Note Kill).
for the use of
to Europeai*! po-
The supply of
and Persian
Unfor-
well
The unfortunate fact that the AIOC 1 o Moslem labour finds
shark unacceptable has already been mentioned. In the vie.,
of those of the Company responsible, it would not even be
safe to provide vitamins in the form of encapsulated shark
oil, for fear of repercussions should the source be^discovered*
It is considered however that from the purely practical point
of view the provision of vitamin concentrates in such a form
is feasible*