ملف ١٩٢١/٢٧٩٤، الجزء ٥، "الخليج الفارسي: النفط: البحرين." [و‎‎١‎١‎٨] (٥٢٤/٢٢٩)

neutral aone ni^ixt cone Into prominence, and Jxe
presumed that tuts ould he dealt with quite separately
from any cone:eeaion in Kuwait proper. He understood
that the concession ©aid to have been granted in 1924 hy
the Shaikh and Ihn oaud had never hecome operative, or
was, in any ceoe, now null and void.
11. It wao generally agreed that the 3haihh should
he told that he must obtain the approval of His Majesty 9 s
Government before granting any concession in the neutral
sane. Owing to the pressure exercised by the United
States Government he had been told that in the matter of
the concession in Kuwait proper the ultimate decision
must rest with him; and it was suggested that he might
wilfully» or under a genuine misapprehension, act without
reference to Bis &ajesty*s Government in regard to the
neutral gone.
12 • Mr»._Rendel expressed the view that we must
proceed with some care in the matter. Our right of
control in the neutral zone was leas than in Kuwait,and
it might consequently be difficult to justify the
adoption ox a. more rigid attitude in regard to the former
area than in respect of the matter.
1^'. It was finally agreed that no written coiamuni®
cation on the subject should be made to the Shaikh at
present, but that the Resident should remind him orally
he must obtain the approval of His Majesty *8
Government beA'ore granting any concession in the neutral
550216 • Resident should also take steps to discover
what had actually happened in 1924. when a concession in
the neutral zone is said to have been granted to the
Eastern and General Syndicate