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18126/33 [Nos. 18 21].
No. 217.
MR. K. W. BLAXTER (Colonial Office)
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Mr. 0. F. A. Warner (Foreign Office).
Mr . J. G. Laithwaite ( 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. ).
Commander J. W. Rivett-Carnoc (Admiralty).
Mr. H. P. W. Giffard (Petroleum Department).
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[Answered [4] hy No. 219.]
Downing Street, 28th January, 1933.
^ Warner,] [To [2] Laithwaite,]
J3] Rivett-Carnoc,] [To [4] Giffard,]
Will you please refer to our official letter of the 21st of January* regarding
the application of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company for an oil concession in Kuwait.
We feel that things may not be going quite according to plan and should, there
fore, like to get off a telegram to the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. without delay. I
enclose a draft telegram which is, I think, self explanatory, and should be grateful
if vou can let me know by 'phone, if possible on Monday, whether the [To [1] Foreign
Office] [To [2] 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. ] [To [3] Admiralty] [to [4] Petroleum Department]
concur in its terms.
Yours, &c.,
K. W. BLAXTER.
Enclosure in No. 217.
Draft Telegram to Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
No. . Your despatch of 27th December No. 52 and telegram of 14th
January Kuwait Oil. You will have seen from my private and personal telegram of
30th December that assumption has been that no communication would be made to
Companies until Shaikh had been given time fully to consider his decision and had
discussed matter with you. Procedure actually adopted seems to leave it open to
Shaikh to postpone decision till after further negotiations with both companies. Please
telegraph whether Shaikh has shown any indication of making choice between
respective applications and if not, whether he is likely to do so in the near future.
On receipt of your telegram 14th January Eastern and General merely informed
(1) that you had telegraphed asking that they be advised that you had now presented
to Shaikh comments of His Majesty's Government on their proposals and those of Anglo-
Persian, and (2) that you had notified local representative of Anglo-Persian of the
position.
18126/33 [No. 22].
No. 218.
ADMIRALTY to FOREIGN OFFICE.
(Copy received in Colonial Office, 28th January, 1933.)
(Confidential.)
Sir , Admiralty, S.W.I, 27th January, 1933.
With reference to your letter of 14th January, 1933, t transmitting copies
of correspondence between Sir Lancelot Oliphant and Sir John Cadman concerning
the Kuwait Oil Concession, I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty to offer the following observations for the" consideration of the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs.
2. The object of the Admiralty in this matter has consistently been to secure
that these oil supplies shall be available in war, and to guard against United States
penetration in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
* No. 214.