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His Highness Shaikh Salman was also deeply impressed by the
dignity, sincerity and simplicity both of His Majesty the
King*s message to Mr. Winston Churchill and of the latter's
reply. This exchange of messages on a historic occasion
appealed to Shaikh Salman as being perfectly expressive of the
relations which should ideally exisn between a great King and
his trusted Prime Minister,
106. Bahrain Petroleum Company
The General Manager of the iUiglo-Iranian Oil Company
at Abadan recently addressed a circular to British employees
saying that he had been trying to arrange passages for persons
desiring to take leave in the United Kingdom, and asked
addressees to put in their claims so that a "Priority List"
might be prepared. He took care to state that passages had
not yet been officially authorised, and that applications
were only being invited so that, if a few passages were
authorised at some time in the future, there would be no delay
in taking advantage of the concession. British employees of
the Bahrain Petroleum Company soon heard about this circular,
and the rumour went round that A.I, ).C. employees were being
allowed home leave. Excitement was uncontrolled and jealousy
intense. Steps were taken, as soon as the real contents of
the A.I.O.C. circular had been ascertained, to give publicity
to the true facts; and indignant visitors to the Political
Agent were told that, though no A.I/J.C. personnel had yet
been allowed home leave, he sincere .y hoped they would be
since this would strengthen the cla m of BAPCO personnel.
The excitement has now died down, bit the temporary stir
is an index of the intensity of feeding which canbe generated
on this subject if employees feel that they are not being
given a square deal. It will not bpossible to "hold down"
British employees, who are already jealous of the leave facili
ties enjoyed by Americans and Canadians, if they are not given
treatment at least equally favourab .e to that accorded to
A.I.O.C. employees.
107. Locusts
Ibn Gaud has discovered hoppers near Riyadh
Maxwell-Darling has been sent an urgent summons to
them.
108.M eteorological
105.1
. on May 12th.
72,9 on May 2nd.
Maximum temperature •
Minimum temperature •
Humidity exceeded 80% on eight de/s, the maximum
93% on May 12th. Conditions c.i this day (May
were insufferable.
Sd/- E. B.
and Mr.
deal with
being
12th)
Wakefield.
Political Agent, Bahrain#