"ملف 82/27 VIII F 91 نفط قطر" [و‎‎١‎٦‎٤] (٤٦٨/٣٤٠)

SfilMi'
Ibh
Basrah,
6th November, 1956.
To
Salih as-Sulaiman al-Manaa,
D o h a h.
Dear Sir,
I trust that you are in perfect health. Should you
be so kind as to inquire after me, I am glad to inform you
that I am keeping well. I was honoured by the receipt of your
kind letter of the 16th Shaban and I was indescribably delight-L
ed by it, as it was the best rememberance to me in view of the "
high position you enjoy in the estimation of friends and 2
especially of uiyself.
I have not forgotten the conversation we had in Ashar
and I had hoped to seize an opportunity of discussing the
matter with Mr. Elkington, the General Manager, when he passed
through Basrah en route to London several months ago; but I
was unfortunately unable to do so as he did not stop in Basrah
more than a few minutes. I trust to have the privilege of
meeting him when he returns and to represent to him the facts. ^
You may rest assured in this connection. It was my hope to
render this small service to you without any delay; but I feel
sure that you will appreciate the circumstances and understand
that time did not permit of my seeing him and that I did not
know his arrival here until he had left. Let us hope that
circumstances will be more favourable to us in future.
As regards the representatives you have mentioned.
Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir has appointed Abdullah al~Mulla Salih
with a salary of Hs.800 (according to what I hear) per mensem,
.....
and has also appointed Colonel Dickson. I know nothing as to
the latter T s salary, but it must not be less than Hs.1200 or
2s. 1500 per mensem. I venture to think that it is desirable
for H.E. the Shaikh to appoint you as the Arab representative
on the same