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PZ 5716/40 'Bahrain. bombing of by Italians; evacuation of oil companies personnel' [10r] (19/147)
The record is made up of 1 file (71 folios). It was created in 21 Oct 1940-26 Jun 1942. 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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FILE COPY
SECRET.
No. 708-S of 1940.
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The Hon’ble 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.
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R. T. Peel Esquire, C.M.G., M.C.,
The
India Office
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,
London.
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and has the honour to transmit to him a copy of the undermentioned
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British Consulate-General, BUS HI RE.
Dated 2.4 tih. I)ecember..1.940
Reference to previous correspondence
Description of Enclosure.
Name and Date.
D.0.No:7C7-S of 24.12.1940
to H.Weightman Esquire,
External Affairs Departaent,
New Delhi.
Subject.
Flights by Italian planes over
Saudi Arabia and the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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RECo. POL. DEPt.
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the bombing of Bahrein [Bahrain] by the Italians and the subsequent evacuation of oil company personnel.
The discussion in the file relates to the details of the bombs dropped, the origin and flight path of the Italian planes and the arrangements for the evacuation of oil company personnel; issues relating to the bombing of the facilities of the California Standard Oil Company territory and the issue of the neutrality of Saudi Arabia are also discussed.
The principal correspondents are 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. and the Secretary of State for India.
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 (71 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 73; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/425
- Title
- PZ 5716/40 'Bahrain. bombing of by Italians; evacuation of oil companies personnel'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 8r:73r, 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