Draft Cablegram unnumbered 8 December 1938

Your Cable 7th December. [1] Timor Oil. Appreciate your
information. Position generally is that representative of Oil
Search received favourable reception Lisbon authorities and is
hopeful obtaining concessions. On other hand Wittouck [2] appears
to have made no progress and cannot obtain Lisbon confirmation of
any rights which may have been given by late Governor Timor. [3]