Coll 54/2 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Working Party' [‎255r] (509/642)

(?) I hare daalt la paxfe^raph 42 with th# q^««tiosi of froo
t ran spoliation of wcrkora* Hr* Hr^eaall Brown told «a
that 200,000 collare had boon tpproTad in thia yoar’ •
hudgat for addltioncl buaaa«
( g) I tom hi* attention to the unaatlafaotory condition
of the cant*«n u»ed by th« jaonthly cata ' r Indian* ,, and
suggootod that it* ippoaranoo oould ba auoh iaprorod if
it ware redecorated and aeae Icind of table oowerlng
oould be provided* He told it® that a new canteen waa
to be built at a cost of 32p000 dollar** But l aaked
hia to consider fawurably the redeooration of the
present prse&eea.
(h) j. have dealt in par^^^th 48 with the eaqpM&rimental
education of the Axrba ech^e* I told Mr. Rueaell
Brown of the great interest the Sheikh had shewn in
thie venture and felt sure it would receive every
possible encouzagcawnt by hlaeclf end the parent ooopaay.
•d’* ilfceifeix and Sir ^.‘uport Bay would doubtless watch the
progress of the aohesse with auch interest and I
atiggeetod that expansion after the initial four
aonthe course should not be retarded by aocoamodation
difflcultie* ~ great thou^i tliey wore. It nay tab*
atjffie before the? building* referred to in paragraph
M3 were ready and I suggested he should endeavour to
provide the aoeoamocatiott somehow as a tampersxy
eeasure* It was very vitaJ. to the beet interest*
of co-operation with the Sheikh that he riwuld see his
people being given the opportunity to make program*,
Sir Bnpext Hey will doubtless inform ae from time to
tine as to the future ©vents regarding thie scheme*
(i) Several of the warned ecaployces and wive* apoke to oe
regarding the need for is^rovsd facilities fbr visiting
tho shop* in MEnaxml . Taxis are very axpenslve and
the Company'a bu*ee do not allow sufficient time for
ahoppinge Mr. Ifiuaac.il Brown wa* aware of these
difficulties and would eacamane l;hm again* Feasible
renedies Plight be to allow time off to the faciale
«gployees say once or twice a month to be a»de up
as required, or to provide a service of vehicles up
to a reasonably lato hour at rates cheaper than tbs
taxi*. Mr* ftusseXX $ reran' 5 4 reply on the latter point
was that the Company c # fleet of vehicles was not
adequate at present to meet fhrthcr services*
O) Mr. Russell Bro^n infonasd use that ccspenditure had
been approved by tho parent company in. respect of a
number of other projects including the following i-
(a) iC0f>00Q dollars this ysar for houses
in Manam«h to frjscccaaaodate Indians*
(h) 200,000 dollars to pr&vide «8g?enities
for merchant seamen near the loading
jetty.