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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS Llulimi,
AIRWAY TERMINUS
VICTORIA STATION
(CONTINENTAL DEPARTURES)
London,S.W. 1 .
Deaf Betrara,
Kuwait,.
tfe are being pressed by the Shaikh of Kuwait and the
Political Agent, Colonel Dickson, to make a regular call at
that place.
We have agreed to do so for six months experimentally
on the occasions on which no delay to the schedule would be
involved by making the call. The Shaikh of Kuwait has offered
to build a small resthouse at the aerodrome, provided we will
undertake to make a regular call. So far we have no agreement
of any sort in regard to our landings, and it seems that it is
desirable for as to conclude an agreement, just as we are
trying to do with Bahrain.
I believe the India Office do not approve of a direct
approach to Bahrain and negotiations are going on through the
Air Ministry. Are the circumstances in regard to Kuwait the
same, or may we in this case deal with the Shaikh of Kuwait?
Since in this case at any rate the agreement would be
between two willing parties, I believe that the agreement could
be concluded more quickly if we could negotiate direct.
Yours sincerely,
(Sgd.) H.BURGHALL
P.G.L.Betram,Esq.,
AIR MINISTRY,
Gwydyr House,
S.W.l.