Coll 30/226 'ACTIVITIES of ASSOCIATED ETHYL CO.'

Content

The file concerns enquiries by representatives of the Associated Ethyl Company Limited, London, into the possibilities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the manufacture of tetra-ethyl-lead and the recovery of bromine from seawater. Ethyl-lead was required as a booster for petrol, and an 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. minute states that the erection of a plant outside the United States dollar curtain would save the United Kingdom millions of dollars a year.

The papers include correspondence from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Associated Ethyl, and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain (Captain Hugh Dunstan Holwell Rance). The representatives of the Company anticipated difficulties in the construction of a plant in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, or Iran, and indicated that Kuwait was likely to be their preferred location.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format

1 file (11 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 11; these numbers are printed, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: 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. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/3970

Former external reference(s)

Coll 30/226

History of this record

Date(s)

22 Jul 1947-21 Aug 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Petrol

People & organisations

Associated Octel Company Limited

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