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'DAMMAM DHAHRAN PROJECT' [10r] (19/26)
The record is made up of 1 file (11 folios). It was created in 29 Nov 1946-23 Dec 1950. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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I could obtain no infomation of any likelihood to lighterage
being required to any other discharge point, and when I asked
Mr. Duncan point blank if all their cargo would go over Daiaaaia
pier - except that for Ras Tanura - he said that they would not
wish it to be routed otherwise. I aksed if in view of the
delays being experienced with Customs at Dammam it might not be
considered desirable to barge some cargo to A1 Khobar and he
replied that the;/ definitely do not want to reopen Al Ahobar since
they have not now got the necessary organisation - neither
personnel nor trucks. I was really trying to find out if the
development of a new oil field would not call for lighterage to
sorae other discharging point but I could get no infomation at
all, although I have heard talk of a new field to be opened about
40 miles west of Abqtaiq. and of possible developments off-shore
from Suffaniya* (There are still no signs of the new field at
Abu Hadriyeh being opened). If operations are developed off
shore in the Suffaniya area - which I believe will be the case -
then presumably Mishab will be used as the port of discharge in
which case lighterage craft will be necessary. Test holes have
already been drilled with most favourable results; the dome there
is said to be one of the bi igest in Arabia.
I mentioned the probability of our having to build one
or perhaps two houses at Dammam for our jSuropean staff and I said
that I understand that houses for Americans may be built at
Dammam in the near future. Mr. fund all recommended that I discuss
this matter with hr. Gildae who is just about to place an order
v/ith a local contractor for 50 houes. *1 shall be giving this
matter further attention shortly.
Generally I got the impression that the retrenchment
phase has passed and that now the pendulum is swinging the other
way. The price of crude has advanced recently, and the economy
campaign seems to have b en forgotten for the dmfoent. Commercial
cargo is now coming in through Dammam, the U.S. Army to.mages
are steadily increasing and they say will continue to increase.
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This file concerns Aramco construction projects at Dammam [Dammām] and Dhahran [al-Ẓahrān], Saudi Arabia, including a proposal for a seven mile pier (folio 3) and 330 mile-long railway running from Dammām to Riyadh (folio 4). The file also includes 'Notes on visit to Dhahran - 26th/27th November, 1950' prepared by Meikle which provides details of infrastructure, shipping, cargo, oil industry and customs. Correspondence in the file is between 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. at Bahrain; 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. at Bahrain; the 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. , London; and His Majesty's Minister at Jedda.
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- 1 file (11 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. File notes appear at the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-19; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/475
- Title
- 'DAMMAM DHAHRAN PROJECT'
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- front, front-i, 2r:12v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence