'File 36/28 Quotas of Motor Spare Parts Fixed for Bahrain and Trucial Coast' [‎151r] (301/585)

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Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Bahrain, the 16th August 1943*
With reference to your letters and our conversations on the
subject of the 50 damaged batteries with Haji Khalil Kanoo, I dis
cussed the matter with the Haji*s son Ibrahim this morning. He tells
me that these batteries are less badly damaged than we thought (cf.
f) yyour letter No# MA/93/62, dated the 12th August). Be says that only
four or five cases are the outer covers cracked and that with the
rest it is only the cell covers that are broken. All the batteries,
he says, can be repaired by Indian experts here and be made fit for
sale as complete batteries. I would suggest that you inspect the
batteries and say whetner you agree.
Ibrahim Kanoo tells me/that he has had a
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insured against breakage, but only against marine and war risks. Be ^
thinks that the cost of repairing them should not exceed t 40 to
If tnis is so, I tnink that he should be paid 3s 150 for each battery,
exclusive of the cost of repairs. The landed cost of batteries from
India is now, I believe, in the region of :s 850 to h 500 oer battery.
In regard to the repairs, Ibrahim Kanoo would prefer that they should
be effected at the purchaser*s expense. They would, however, be done I
by.Indian battery engineers nomin ated by him, and under his guarantee.
It will therefore be for Khalil Kanoo and the Indian engineers to
agree before sale whether a particular battery is repayable or not.
They would arrange between them for some kind of guarantee to be given
by the engineers to Khalil Kanoo, and if any battery was not properly
repaired, the engineers would have to repair it again without extra
charge. It seems to me that an arrangement oh these lines could be
made to the satisfaction of all concerned, though I have not been into
the details of it.
3. Would you kindly, in due course, let me know the result of your
inspection of these batteries anu also whether, as a result of it,
you consider the arrangement suggested in the previous paragraph to
be feasiole. ;
4. As regards the 24 batteries referred to in your letter No,
114/69/62, dated the 20th July 1943, Ibrahim Kanoo does not know the
terms under which these batteries were purchased from America and
would prefer me to see his father about them on the latter*s return
to Bahrain, if you find that the damaged batteries can be put on
the market as complete batteries, we shall presumably have enough
batteries to keep us going until Khalil Kanoo*s return, and I would
then discuss the case with him and let you know the result,
5. I have read this letter over to Ibranim Kanoo, in order that
there should be no doubt that it accurately represents our conversa
tion, Be has confirmed that it does so.
Yours sincerely,
G. E, Hutchings, Esq.,
Qffg. S tate Engineer,
Bahrain,
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