Coll 30/124A 'Koweit (Neutral Zone) Oil Concession: Negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Ltd.' [‎410v] (820/883)

3« Sites for additional storage tardea and
refineries, and also for accommodation$ may present
difficulties unless acquired in the near future® Total
area over which these should be spread will be a matter
for most careful expert military consideration* but it
seems possible that some room for storage tanks might be
obtained by (?reclamation) out into Haifa Bay*
, 4 d Harbour (?extensions) which this proposal
will involve P will entail a complete change in the
existing layout of the port® It would no longer be
possible to continue with the oil dock as close as it is
today to the general cargo operations of the harbour® I
do not know whether there is any intention to convert
any (?pari of) Acre Bay into a naval base with oil
exporting facilities in addition but* were it so* it would
obviously fundamentally affect the siting of the whole
project*
The British Resident* Arranan* is of the
opinion that, if Trans-Jordan government approached in
regard to a Convention on terms similar to Convention of
the I*P«C** no serious difficulty is to be anticipated*
but they will expect provision for payment of a transit
fee or other form of direct contribution to Trans-Jordan
revenue* Any ('/Convention) should provide for payment of
a transit fee to Palestine and Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan (?and for)
determination of conditions of sale of products of the
undertaking in the local market* in agreement v?ith those
governments*
6* Doubtless the draft of any Convention to be
made with the Arabian - American Oil Company will be
referred to Palestine and Trans jor&an Governments before it
la finally (Vpassed)*
■7* It is outside the scop© of this telegram to
discuss the international and local political coneiderations.
which would flow from implementation of this project®
8® The General Officer Commanding* Palestine, and
Senior Naval Officer* Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Area, have concurred in general
terms of this reply*
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