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‘File 28/74 Oil storage facilities for U.S.T.A.C. [United States Army Transport Corps] at Muharraq’ [92r] (183/246)
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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28/50
Telegram
From
To
Hepeated to
No. 18127
3(1) )
India Offine, London
Political Pesident at Shiraz.
Political .Agent, Bahrain •
Goverlament of India, Now Delhi
Dated 17th received 18th August 1944.
orrespondence resting with your telegram No.1479 June 23rd.
3.
Bahrain Oil Tanks.
2. Air Ministry wish to arrange for A.I.O.^.
(i) to art as their agents for maintenance, anj operation
ox oil tanks at Muharraq aerodrome,
(ii) to act agents for B.O.A.'' 1 . (who themselves act as
agents of R.A.F. in refuelling B.A.F. flying boots)
for installation, maintenance^and operation of
oO,000 gallon tankage on shore at Manamah required
m replacSment of present (Mut.) — barge which is
unsatisfactory.
Bahrain Petroleum company have stated that they are prepared
^ to agree to A^I.O.^.^operating Muharraq installation only on condi«
tion that A.I.O.^. accept that Bahrain Petroleum Company has
exclusive right to construct and operate storage tanks in Bahrain
and that they operate Muharraq installation only by special permi—
suion of Bahrain Petroleum ^ompany, such permission being subject
to withdrawal at end of war.
4. View taken here however as to legal position is that Bahrain
Petroleum company cannot properly contend this in respect of tahks
^ required either at Muharraq or Manamah and there is no doubt now
D for consideration is best method intimating His Majesty*s Govern-
rnent’s requirements as in paragraph two above to two companies
and toake it clear to Bahrain Petroleum Company that His Majesty*s
Government hold themselves legally free to erect and maintain
their own station storage installations for receipt and issue of
fuel to aircraft at these two stations. I should be glad to know
whether you consider this would be best be done in London or
through
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 and for any other comments you may
wish to offer. In view of possibility that Bahrain Petroleum ^o.
may mention matter to Shaikh it may be advisable thatposition
should be explained to him in advance.
Hetaxandum
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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)
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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.
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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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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