"ملف 10/1 الامتياز النفطي بالبحرين" [و‎‎٤] (٤٧٦/٢٢)

their "Cfoiel Local Representative* shall be fcajor Frank
Holmes, provided that the arrangement between the Company
and iv&Jor Holmes continues to be mutually satisfactory and
provided that the determination of his appointment shall be
subject to the consent of His Majesty's Government.
3. It should be explained that His Majesty's
Government attached considerable importance to the Company♦
Chief Local Representative being a British subject, "mis
was considered most desirable not only to ensure
harmonious relations between the Company exploiting the
concession and the flahreini population and the local
authorities, but also because of the special treaty
relations existing between His Majesty's Government and the
Sheiich of Bahrein in view of which His Government
were anxious that the Company's Chief Local Representative
should be a British subject who would be persona grata to
His Majesty's Government. This was explainea at the time
to representatives of the American interests, to whom the
concession was being assigned, and who were anxious to
appoint a United States citizen as the Chief Local
Representative. A compromise was eventually reached
whereby, although Condition C did not state in terms that
the Company's Chief Local Representative should be a
British subject, M a jor Holmes, who is a British subject,
should be appointed to the post for the first five years.
A further reason actuated His Majesty's Government in
insisting upon the inclusion of such a provision in the
com it ions attaching to their consent to tiie assignment of
the Bahrein Oil Concession to American interests, namely,
that as in the case of Conditions A and 3 it was desired to
safeguard so far as practicable, the interests of Hie
majesty's Government.
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