"ملف 9/1 عرض الأسلحة من شركة بي سي إل إلى حكام الساحل المتصالح" [و‎‎٣‎٤] (٨٨/٦٩)

petroleum concessions ltd.
bah rain
persian gulf.
DO/CT.5/3409
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15th March, 1943
Dear
/
Some years ago Mr. Winthrop Rockefeller sent out
a very nice pair of .45 automatic pistols for us to pass
on as a present to the Shaikh of Qatar. The Hon'hie the
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf considered that
this type of present was not in order and the last the
Company heard of the present was that it was held in
safe custody by the Agency pending an opportunity of
returning it to the donor. This seemed a difficult
matter in war time.
In a conversation with Mr. De Grenier yesterday, when
the question of disposal of certain arms in his possession
cropped up, h6 happensd to MSirtion "this pair of Mr^Wintlirop
Rockefeller and added that under instructions from the
Agency he had returned them to the suppliers.
I have heard nothing so far from Mr. Winthrop
Rockefeller that the weapons have reached America and he
has obtained a refund. As he will expect me to watch over
his interests in this matter, I shall be grateful for any
information you may have regarding the safe arrival of the
package in America.
Yours sincerely
E.B.Wakefield, Esq., I.C.S.,
Bahrain.
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