'File 5/1 II Kuwait Oil Company' [‎72r] (148/552)

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as a matter of principle fools himself unable to recommend
the sheil^i of Kuwait to accord permanent innunity of this
nature to any particular industry, either in regard to
import dues in respect of plant, or export dues in respect
of production* However, subject to any observations which
you may have to offer, Mr. Churchill is prepared to recom
mend to the Sheikh that your Company should bo accorded
freedom from import dues for a period of 10 years, which
arrangement he is disposed to think: would adecruatoly meet
your roquirem.ents t? *
in thoir roply dated I2th July 1922 the Company noted
firm Clrurcliill *s view and added n such an agreement wo should
bo very glad to accept”•
jn the circumstances of course I cannot recommend
more to the sheikh*
I do not know how you would like to proceed with
the matter* If the Company has a copy of the draft agree
ment in London, I should think the best plan would be to
show it to the Colonial Office and get then to telegraph
approval* Or perhaps you would ilk© to sec if the sheikh
?rould agroo to these two articles, subject to the approval
of His Majesty’s Government, without any recommendation from
any Government representative, and if so a telegram c mid
be cent to London, or perhaps you could modify tho articles
in question or recast the draft*
I an afraid that this will delay the matter a good
deal but in the circumstances and in view of the correspond
ence which has taken place# 1 an afraid 1 an unable to ask
the Political Agont to recommend these two articles to tho
Shoikh as they stand* I an sending a copy of this to 1 or©
when returning the draft lease to him*
A.P.'l/uvey.
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