"ملف ٥ /١ IV شركة نفط الكويت" [و‎‎١‎٦‎٠] (٦٠٤/٣٢٤)

that the helkh met not? think that Itoinao and hln baekert , re aoro
peoerfal then to aver @nve th«n orodl t for / and that they have foroed
n.?'.O.to go took on their orlsinol deolelon to insist cm the Itatlona*
Ity olauno. This I nuhalt wlU not only shake the tolkhs faith in
ue badly^ but knoelas hln ac I do nlll oertalnly set hist eondarlns
ohethor to oan really count on that assistance from which he
hopes and expects to ©at In other Important natters such c e the "Date
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(kxr&&aa* and bloa!:ad© fiuantionso
TZm* Mftjor Holm® believes that he ha® triumphed waa*
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evident IVcss hi® eUheeciuent oonv Teatlon Tot§ he talked about
the ’’wonderful vtotary • ttet* Me had no^ won and quite openly
aoeoribert the Pcrelgn Ottimm letter ns "tto mat abieet «n«e. m—
,M i aLJli&..£a £feffilL,-tiP...5i?a ". and actolttod that he ner ir
thought ’’they would eurronder Ilk© thia** "ffbat Mi astonish hlm” t
he added, hms the way the /admiralty kid raleod no objeotlon”*
On the other hand Major Holm® aemmd annoyed, (If
indeed he ms not noting a part, I at She Ineluslon by hi® oommny In
the telograa that me mnt hln, of th© word® "To be subew^uantly
triuiaferred to the 'astern Oulf Cmrpany'U Me deolarod that h© did not
approve of moh wording at all, nor would he tell the Shaikh or ash
him to &&r*a to the Insertion of any auoh or airailar elouoo in any
a&mmmnt entered Into by him, os that would bo golnc against all ,
the promise® road© by himelf to the hoikh, whi oh wore to the of foot!
to work the ocmoo&slon
that thtj^h the Honey might be found in /vmariea ^ the eowpoiqr^would be
a British one end would refer to the British Government only, md to
no other in the event of any difficulties or dlea&gremflttt* arising
between it and the i holkh.
This ourlouo attitude of Major Holmes atruok me as
vary etmnge$ e&peol&22y when he ttimod round and begged m not to
divulge the underlined portion of Ms telegram, orwtiftt lie had eaid
©bout it to ne* It Is possible of course that we have her© the begin-
rUnga of a breach between l%Jor Holmes and hi® principals, but I am