Coll 30/137 'Oil: Employment by Petroleum Concessions Ltd., and subsidiary companies of Mr. E. V. Packer.' [‎42r] (86/114)

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TELEPHONE : NATIONAL 3582
TELEGRAMS :
INLAND : PETCONCESS, FINSQUARE, LONDON
FOREIGN : PETCONCESS, LONDON
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BENTLEY’S COMPLETE PHRASE WITH OILc^yPPLEMENJ
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DIRECTORS :
Sir John Cadman, G.C.M.G. [Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade). (Chairman)
A. Agnew, C.B.E.
R. Cayrolj^^.O., D.S.C. (French)
W. Fraser
C. S. Gulb. an (formerly Armenian)
J. B. A. Kessler (Dutch)
Sir John B. Lloyd
J. A. Meny (French)
H. G. Seidel (U.S.A.)
R. W. Sellers
J. Skliros
CONCESSIONS LIMITEDf
CITY-GATE HOUSE
FINSBURY SQUARE
LONDON
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6th May, 1936.
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Dear Mr. Walton,
I gather that the translation of the various options obtained by
the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. into long term concessions will not be plain
sailing. The A-I-O.C. report a certain restlessness on the part of the
Shaikhs concerned at our inaction in respect of geological surveys, etc., «
since the options were obtained, and, in consequence, a distrust of fresh
negotiations for an extension of such options lest these should lead to a
further period of inactivity. Moreover, the Shaikhs would like to be
given some idea of the oil value of their territories before embarking
upon fresh negotiations relative thereto.
In these circumstances I am proposing to send out two British
Geologists to do some reconnaissance work towards the end of the year, and
to open at Bahrein in September, or October, a central office for all the
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. work.
The most likely man I have on the staff for appointment as Manager of
this central office is Mr. E.V. Packer, M.B.E., who has served the Iraq
Petroleum Co. as representative at Amman ( Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan ) during the past
four years.
I enclose copy of the particulars of himself which he submitted when
he applied for employment; I took up references and found them very good;
I can confirm that his service with the I.P.C* has been entirely satis
factory An East India Company trading post. ; my first choice has fallen on him because of the smooth relations
which he has established with the Arabs of Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan , with whom he is in
favouf.
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