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Invariably employ Saudi Arabs except where highly technical
skill la required.
On the Company^ aide it ia argued that they are unable
to find competent people of Saudi nationality in sufficient
numbers, that they cannot construct storage tanks for oil until
a Jetty has been built, and they do not see why they should meet
the whole cost of the jetty when the saudian Government expect
it to be free and open for all.
It ia believed in Bahrain that other Companies must have
made offers to the Saudian Government ana that they consider that
they are in a position to demand their fu 1 pound of fldah from
the California Arabian standard c 11 Company. 4r. hliger, the
Company’s manager left on ^th November for Ridyadh to see the
King in this connection.
9. Qatar . Petroleum Concessions Limited have started work
again in Qatar. The Cheikh of Qatar at first made a good nany
difficulties but scatters have been smoothed over, and this
winter’s programme should be carried out without obstruction.
Bae al /Ch a lmah . Reference paragraph 18 of Octobar
Intelligenca Report, Mr.Lermitte has not yet succeeded in bringing
the Sheikh of Rae al Khaimah to terras. He is having a
final attempt now.
IRANIAN kavy .
11. On ttonaay let November the Iranian Naval floating cock
at Bandar bhahpur dragged or broke adrift from its mooring and
in consequence Colonel Bayender decided to leave /horraraahahr in
the BABR on 3rd November.
.hile leaving the Karun River, the BABR came into collision
with the Pi^ANG and twisted her stem piece above the water line,
the PilLANG suffered little or no da,.i«ge.
Colonel Bayendor subsequently sailed in the Kaval Tug
NSYROU on the same day. Shortly after the N3YR0U had sailed
the SIMORGH put to sea and Colonel Bayendor returi.ed to
Khorrasashahr cn 4th November in the latter vessel.
It is reported that this accident was due to a mistake
in either working or obeying the telegraphs and at the subsequent
enquiry the assistant engineer, an Armenian, *as
150 rials oer month is to be d: pped from his pay for the next
five months to pay for the damage.
uve (WfOMT & V. C. Khorramshahr) •
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Arrlv.
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CHAHBAAZ
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Abadan
15 Nov.
Bushire
17 Nov.
Abadan
30 Nov.
Bushire
SIMOROH
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Abadan
4 Nov.
Abadan
Leave .
13 Nov.
16 Nov.
29 Nov.
3 Nov.