'File 5/1 XI Kuwait Oil Company' [‎188r] (380/452)

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reasonable frame of mind they could "be sure that no
other competitor would he allowed to enter the lists.
Could we confirm that no application had in fact been
received from any other competitor ?
4. Mr.Walt on replied that an application had in
fact now been received. He was not in a position to
make any statement regarding it, since we were not
ourselves at this stage fully informed of the position
in regard to the applicants and the negotiations in
which they had teen engaged. We were waiting for
confirmation or otherwise from the Sheikh of infomation
given us ty the applicant. If, when the points which
were still in obscurity had been cleared up, it was
necessary to entertain the application, the Kuwait
Company would of course at once be informed.
5. Mr.Stevens expressed concern at the news that
+>1P field and asked a number of
another applicant was in the .leio a
questions which suggested that he had some knowledge both
of the fact that an all British company had applied,that
the B.O.D. might be interested,and that Parli^entar^
pressure might be brought to bear in favour
British company as against a Company ^ 1 in
Kuwait Oil Company, was 5C^ American. He enq^
particular whether, in the event o
proving to represent a substantial
would have to be considere the oompeting
question 0U Company were in other respects
company and the Ku diff e re nce to the attitude of
■ 5 r \pnt iral would make any dill •
identical, wou tliat it was impossible
H.M.G. He was informed m P before we
t. a,.! ««» Mpo “* W “ Uy - “
tt. info-fn »» Z questions «ioh
that nationality was on ^ in dealing with
H.M.G. would have o take^in^ ^ ^ ^ ^
any application w - t Mr .Stevens might,
was impossible to say more than that. ^
however, be sure that full and fair cons ^