'File 5/1 XIV Kuwait Oil Company' [‎256r] (521/570)

■ 2.3631/39
KUWAIT OIL COKPAHY s LIMITED
Britannic House,
PinsLury Circus,
London, E.C.2.
9th June, 1939
J.P. Gihson, Esq.,
India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. ,
Whitehall, S.V/.l.
Dear Gihson,
The question of medical and hospital
facilities for European and American Staff of the Company
in Kuwait has lately "been under consideration. Le rely,
at present, upon the American Mission hut their objects
do not, of course, comprise the supply of such facilities
as we shall presumably need in the near future, if the
numbers of staff in Kuwait continue to increase. It is
probable, therefore, that in about two years’ time we
shall have to construct our own hospital together with
docotor’s and nurses’ quarters at some suitable place
near Kuwait town.
At present, ho ever, the minimum which coulc.
be done in this way would be considerably in excess of
our needs, so that the medical staff whom we would have to
engage would, to a large extent, be unoccupied. Our
general superintendent in Kuwait has discussed the
matter with Dr. Mylrea of the American Mission and it has
been suggested that we should temporarily convert a
convenient house, which we already rent, in^o ^ hOopiu.-
for our employees. The Mission would continue to p-ovihe
medical services and, in order to handle the extra won.,
it is proposed that another nurse should be engaged in
the United State! for service in Kuwait. The nurse would
give/