ملف 10/1 VIII امتياز نفط البحرين [و‎‎٤] (٥٥٥/٢٢)

commencing its operations considerably in advance of the time required and
in keeping consistently ahead of the requirements under the concession®
The efforts of the Company in this behalf embrace the erection of the
installations I refer to above, without awaiting Hie grant of the Lease®
I would now deal with the question of the refining in Bahrein
of the crude oil produced there.
Although I have pointed out in my letter to you of the 17th
December 1933 that my Company is under no legal obligation to refine oil,
my Company was then already giving very careful consideration to the pos
sibilities for refining oil in Bahrein®
As you are aware, the Company has Just installed a Topping plant
at Bahrein for experimental purposes and in the hope of being able to sup
ply some of its own immediate needs® Obviously, therefore, the question
of refining for local consumption must be postponed until its practicability
has been definitely determined by the results of the experiments®
But in regard to the possibilities for refining oil in Bahrein
for purposes of export to countries outside Bahrein of the refined products
of the crude oil, it is apparent that this question embraces one of the
most important factors involved in producing oil and in finding markets
for production and safeguarding those markets®
My Company assumes that His Excellency has not considered his
request from the angle of the reduction of output resulting as a consequence
of the Company being bound by an obligation to refine in Bahrein oil for
export abroad® Therefore, my Company desires that it should be explained
to His Excellency that the outlet which must be established for the dis
position of the products of the Company may demand crude oil alone or