"ملف ٥ /١ VI شركة نفط الكويت" [و‎‎١‎٧‎٣] (٦٢٠/٣٥٠)

CONFIDENTIAL.
No.50.
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Political Agency, Kuwait.
Dated the 21st March 1953.
From
Lt.-Colonel H.H.P.Dickson, C.I.S., I.A.,
Political Agent, Kuwait.
To
Major Frank Holmes,
Eastern & General Syndicate, Kuwait.
Sir,
I understand from His Excellency the shaikh
that at his request you have prepared and submitted to
him two new ‘’twin” draft Oil Agreements for his consider
ation, as alternatives to the single draft Agreement,
already in possession of His excellency and Pis ^ajest^
Government.
2 # I further understand that the main feature of
these new draft agreements are as follows:-
(a) The first is to be confined to British
interests and embraces an area of 1200 square
miles;
(b) The second will be
interests and embraces
mile s.
reserved for American
an area of 400 square
5. If I have got my facts correct and I have not
misunderstood His Excellency the Shaikh I should he glad
if you will let me have copies of the above two fresh
draft agreements, for submission to His Majesty's Govern
ment and the Hon’ble the Political Resident and, if pos-
sible, before you leave for Cairo.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Sd. H.R.P.Dickson,
Lt.-Colonel,
Political Agent,Kuwait.