ملف 10/5 II نفط الأحساء: أنشطة شركة كاسوك في الأحساء؛ وتطوير رأس التنورة؛ وزيارة الوكيل السياسي إلى الأحساء [و‎‎٢‎٩‎٩] (٦٥٦/٦٠٢)

Telegram Inter. 9,
From H.M's Minister, Jedda.
To Ministry of Economic Warfare, London.
Repeated to H.M* s Ambassador, Cairo, Ho. 21 and for
Middle niast Intelligence Centre, Cairo )
} No. 7
Government of India, New Delhi. )
Political Resident, Bushire, No. 3®
Commander-in-Chief, Bast Indies.
Doted 23rd received 24th J an ua ry 19 41 #
Your telegram No.3o
As the California Arabia Standard Oil
Company refinery at Ras Tanura can now supply all Saudi
Arabian Government oil requirements except for certain
lubricants question appears to me to be one limiting
imports of foreign oil products into Saudi Arsbia but
whether our shipping can or should be made
available to carr/ Saudi Arabian oil in quantitie s
desired by Saudi Arabian Government from one part of
Saudi Arabian territory to another.
(2). Following suggested figures in United
States gallons consumption for 1941 are l?omission)
official information supplied me by California Company
ft
and by Shell agents*
(a) Jedda. Saudi Arabian Government petrol
consumption for 1939 was 1,192,104 and
for 1940 1,751,500 gallons. Government
have asks d for 3,8 50 ,0 00 gallons f or 1341
(two (?omi ssi on) 550,000 in bulk). Annual
consumption is about
60,000 gallons. After private consultation
with California Company I consider 3,000,000
gallons would be reasonable though larger