"ملف ٥ /١ VI شركة نفط الكويت" [و‎‎٨‎٨] (٦٢٠/١٨٠)

tiie 13th of December am of the air ministry letter
Ho*3#31084/3*6, of the 14th of December have been despatched
by air mail leaving England on the 17th of December. 'The
'Political Sesident will therefore be in possesBlon of thh-
correepondonce expressing* as it does, the support of the nay
Council and tie Air Council for the views expressed by the
Lords CoMaiso loners of the Admiralty#
4. In order, however, to make quite certain that
Lieutenant-Colonel F jwle has the corresponds ice be foe him
when he confers with Colonel Dickson, it is proposed to
request him by telegraph to acknowledge the receipt of the
air mail packet which left London on the 17th of December,
ana he will also be invited to state on what date he
expects Colonel Dickson to join him at Bush ire* Should it
then a op car that there is any risk of Colonel Dickson 1 8
reaching Bus hi re before the arrival of the air mail of the
17th of December, it will be possible to instruct the
oiltieal accident to aelay the discussion with Colonel
Dickson until the arrival of that Air Mail# It is thought
that this course will provide arrple safeguards ana will
ensure that the views of the Service Departments are fully
before the olitieal Beaiuent and Hie Political Agent at
Kuwait#
5# In these circumstances I am to express the hope
that Their Lordships will agree that the telegram should be
despatched as drafted, ana, in vi w of the increasing
urgency of the matter, I am to ask that Ihey will cause a
re - ly to be re turtied to this letter at the earlies t posol ble
date. It will be observed froa the letter addressed by
Colonel Murray to Mr.Warner on the 19th of December {a copy
of which has been sent to the Admiralty) that the War
Department agrees that the telegram need not new be
amplified, am it Is understood semi-officially that the Air
Ministry also agrees# ,