'BUILDINGS. No. 4/13 I Correspondence regarding Surgeon's quarters.' [‎78r] (157/510)

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POLITICAL /.G U CY,
KUWAIT.
The 21st November 1^55.
To
The oeoret£.ry to the Hon’ble
the Politioal HesiLent in the - ersian Gulf
BUoliiaa
MSMORi^N DUi-i.
Reference correspondence ending with your printed
letter No• 2^)68,^dated 4 6th October 1965 and my reply No.803,
dated 28th October 1965.
that he has now decided to earmark the old Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. building
among others, for the Kuwait Oil Company*s-6taff as suitable
quarters in Kuwait are most difficult to find, ana he can get
Rs.100 p.m. from the Company any day.
house quite close to the presexit agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. is to be built, by one
y.ohamed al Thanaiyan (Merchant) with the approval and authority
of the Chaikh. nent for this house will naturally have to be
paid, and Dr.Greenway has already to^n kohamed al Thanaiyan
that it will be at ts.60/- p.m. The building of this new house
however will not affect thj question of rent of Rs.60/- p.m.
for the Bhaikh from 1st I ay 1965 (para 4 of Political Resident’s
Memo.No# 1411 of 16th July 1965) which still remains due.
5. Dr.Greenway who is taking an active interest in the
new house for himself, tells me ilt will be ready by 1st ^pril
next.
6. I rattier suspect, though I have not been told this
directly, that the shaikh* s decision to retain the old agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for the Oil Company, is partly due to the fact that he has
received no rent from Government since he allowed Dr.Greenway
to occupy it. Inaeed at the time he refused to accept a
2. I shall be glad if you will inform me how the question
of House Tent Allowance for Dr.Greenway now stams.
6. ’or your information the shaikh has told rue privately
To accommodate Dr.Greenway, I uiderstand that a new