مراسلات بشأن الامتيازات في البحرين والكويت وغيرها بين ١٩٣٢-يوليو ١٩٣٣ (مطبوع سري رقم ٤٩ للمكتب الاستعماري في الشرق الأوسط) [ظ‎‎١‎٠‎٤] (٢٨٤/٢١٠)

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0. 98026/32 [No. 170].
No. 196.
ADMIRALTY to COLONIAL OFFICE.
[Answered by No. 197.]
(Confidential.)
Sir , Admiralty, S.W.I, 21st December, 1932.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have had under consideration your
letter of the 10th of December,* enclosing the drafts of two telegrams which it is
proposed to address to the Resident in the Persian Gulf concerning the two applications
now under consideration for an oil concession in Kuwait. In view of the general
conclusions reached at the meeting of the Official Sub-Committee for questions
concerning the Middle East on the 2nd of December, My Lords concur in the despatch
of the two telegrams, subject to the following observations :—
The words " questions at issue have now been discussed with other Government
Departments and " at the beginning of the first telegram appear to be superfluous
and might conceivably convey an erroneous impression of general departmental
agreement.
The draft of the private and personal telegram to the Political Resident contains
no special reference to Admiralty letter M. 02977 of the 18th November.f My Lords
consider it is important that the letter should be mentioned and that the Resident should
be aware that the views expressed in it are shared by the Service Departments.
Accordingly the}^ propose that an addition to the telegram be made in the sense that
Admiralty views are expressed in Admiralty letter of 18th November are shared by
War Office and Air Ministry."
My Lords infer from the views expressed by representatives of other Depart
ments interested that we are deeply committed to the United States Government in this
matter and that it is for this reason that it is not desired to stress the advantages which
both His Majesty's Government and the Shaikh may be expected to derive from the
grant of the concession to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. If this were not so and
we weie free to offer our unfettered advice to the Shaikh, My Lords would have
preferred to explain the position more fully to him. It appears to Their Lordships to
be possible that the Shaikh may consider us lacking in candour if we refrain from
disclosing om own wishes, which must necessanlv w T ei^h with him in coming to a
decision from the point of view of his own interests and those of his Shaikhdom.
Copies of this letter are being forwarded to the War Office, Air Ministry, Foreign
Office, India Office, and Treasury.
I am, &c.,
J. S. BARNES.
C. 98026/32 [No. 171],
No. 197.
COLONIAL OFFICE to ADMIRALTY.
[Answered by No. 201.]
(Confidential.)
Xj&Sffiasrr vf KJaCa.'S*.
two telegrams which it i S proposed to address to the Political Resident inTe Pers an
Kuwait the aPPl,Cat,0nS n0W Under ^deration for an oil concessfon in
2. No objection is seen to the omission of thp wnrrU " + •
and 3.^ With^gard^to^the 6 r^ aS su gg este d by their LordshipT ' '
it is understood that it is consfdexed 6 very importan/boriib^ the^ P ° Iltical I ?, esident '
Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of Stat ™or ML tW f^ 0f State for
nothing of a character calculated to lay especial etnnhasis n' 8 grai ". should contain
the correspondence. Moreoyer. copies of the Admiralty letterVf lemHf NoSert
* No. 186. + ■M' n ton
t ^ 0 - 180 - t No. 196.