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petitlonei against this deoision and her case will "be hoard

early In January 1942,
viii, Kuwait oil company,
A total footage of 10,493 was drills! during the yoar

and eight wells have no? been completed, and the 9th is in the
process of being drilled,
12 water vretVs pf varying salinity have so far been sunk,
and the 13th is nearing completion. This well i3 expected to be

a success ani it se9:113 likely that a good supply of potable
water will be obtained.
The average staff and labour strength daring the year

was:
British 13
Americans. 2
British Indians. 16
labourers 240 (Kuwaitis and Indians)

IX. SULPHUR.
In December the Eastern Gulf Oil Company decided to take
up their Sulphur option ani they duly notified the Shaikh.
X, IMPERIAL BANK 0? IRAN.

Negotiations for a banking agreement were completed
by 18th December between the Shaikh and the Imperial Bank of

Iran, The Imperial Bank of Iran propose to open a branch at
Kuwait at the earliest possible moment,
XI. ROYAL NAVY. The following vessels of His Majesty's Navy
visited Kuwait during the year under report:

13th April H.M.I.S. Lawrence,
19th April H,r!,S, Leander,
5th June, H.H.S, Enterprise,

25th July. H.X.S. Falmouth,
XII, ROYAL AIR FORCE. Airoraft of the Royal Air Force landed
at Kuwait as usual in the oourse of their ordinary routine

duties during the year under review*
XIH. VISITORS,

Owing to the need for economy In paper a record of the
. abnormal number of visitors to Kuwait during the year under