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‘File 28/74 Oil storage facilities for U.S.T.A.C. [United States Army Transport Corps] at Muharraq’ [2r] (3/246)
The record is made up of 1 file (121 folios). It was created in 20 Nov 1943-14 Dec 1944. 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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Squadron Leader W.A. Chase, Air Liaison Cfficer,
Bahrain, informed me on the 16th of November that Iviajor-
General Smith of the United States Army, who I understand
is concerned with the American Transport Corps, was arriving
that afternoon. Sq./Ldr. Chase had no idea of the purpose
of the General’s visit but thought it would have something
to do with Oil Company matters.
This is the fourth General Officer of United States Army
who has visited Bahrain during the las^ V-a or three weeks;
the others being Ma*)or-General Somerville, Major-General
Connolly and Major-General Royce.
Major-General Smith duly arrived and stayed the night
• I..;.'! .
with the Bahrain Petroleum Company an^ to Dhahran the
following day where he was the guest of the California Arabian
Standard Oil Company. Me returned to Bahrain on the evening
of the 17th and left for Abadan(?) on the morning of the 18th.
2. At about 7 p.m. on the 17th, the Air Liaison Officer
telephoned to me and said that he would like to come and see
me for a few minutes. He duly came and gave me the gist of
conversations which it transpired that he had had with a
lUi*
Major Reycc who had accompanied Major-General Smith. The
talks with this American Army officer were of a semi-official
nature and were designed to discover what would be needed to
carry out the American Re-inforcement Plan an! to what extent
the Boyal Air Force could meet the American requirements.
The Air Liaison Officer told me that the three most
important points were:-
(a) A pipe line from the middle of the causeway linking
Manamah with Maharraq to the fuel tank on the latter
Island.
(b) The erection of accommodation for permanent and
transit American personnel.
(c) The erection of an American wireless installation,
purely for use with aircraft.
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The file contains copies of correspondence, reports and other papers concerning oil storage facilities requested by the United States Army Transport Corps (USATC) at Muharraq airfield in Bahrain. The principal correspondents in the file are: 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 (Major Tom Hickinbotham); the Royal Air Force (RAF) Air Liaison Officer (ALO) at Bahrain, Squadron Leader W A Chase; representatives of the Air Ministry and 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. .
The file includes:
- correspondence and notes, chiefly written by 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 during the period November to December 1943, concerning meetings held with the ALO at Bahrain, US Army and RAF officials, concerning the USATC’s requests for Bahrain and Sharjah (specifically, aviation fuel supplies, accommodation and wireless facilities at Bahrain), in anticipation of the increased movement of US troops to the Far East theatre of war (ff 2-36);
- correspondence dated 1944 concerning the installation of a pipeline to carry aviation fuel from the Bahrain Petroleum Company’s (BAPCO) refinery to the RAF jetty at Manama and airfield at Muharraq, and fuel storage tanks at Muharraq. Correspondence concerning the fuel storage tanks occupies much of the remainder of the file, and includes correspondence between various parties including 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 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) and 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. and Air Ministry officials. The correspondence includes: BAPCO objection to the erection of tanks on behalf of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), who supply aviation fuel to the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and RAF at Muharraq; proposals for the RAF to purchase and install fuel tanks; legal questions over whether the storage of AOIC fuel for use by BOAC at Bahrain contravenes the exclusive rights BAPCO holds with the Government of Bahrain; the Air Ministry’s assertion of its right to construct and maintain fuel storage facilities at Bahrain for its air stations (f 120).
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- 1 file (121 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The are no file notes at the end of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 123; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-122; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- ‘File 28/74 Oil storage facilities for U.S.T.A.C. [United States Army Transport Corps] at Muharraq’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:40v, 43r:121v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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