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PZ 5716/40 'Bahrain. bombing of by Italians; evacuation of oil companies personnel' [‎67r] (133/147)

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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~ 11 1 ~
ITALY’S PROMISE TO
MOSLEMS BROKEN
BOMBS ON NEUTRAL
^ARABIA
from our DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT
I ril . , 15 n0vv known that the Italian long-
^ H nCe ^ er ° P anCS Which stacked the
, ^andard 0,1 Company’s properties on the
ah rein ,slands in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on
Saturday and also dropped bombs on the
company s properties at Dhahran in Hasa
came from the Dodecanese and made
their way to Eritrea
which was bombed, is in Sa.iHi a u ’
Which King Abdul A 2 ,z ib„ S a u d Ar r uts'
What is more, it is hard to see h ,X h
aeroplanes flying Eritrea from hi
Gulf across the King’s temW ; 0
fd. rf srVh^tri
Medina are situated. a and
ITALIAN CLAIMS REFUTED
THOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
I The kalian claim to -i 21
posits and works on the B-.hrr.in • . lo . 0,1 de -
borne out by information Se^d 1 ' 5 ,S " 0t
country. The oil concession of d . ,n ,hls
nfr e rf j ° intly by the Standard f Od Comn ds ' S
of California, and the Trx-.c r’nnT '-' om Pany
sentatives of " y ' Rc Prl-
Bahrem reported that a watermaS aI
pipeline had been broken hvThTHV nd an oil
ing but ,ha, none of the bu W„' I 5 l “, n (i bo 't> l >-
or refining equipment had been^t refiner, es,
any American workers there ^n, d m 4 aged or
Texas Company, in the absence of red ‘ The
sage from its representatives ?L? f a . ny me s- I
that the damage had been c» Q ? S j U ? 1 ? d to-day
Standard Oil Company Wnnr^ fu,,y in ‘he
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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.

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1 file (71 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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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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PZ 5716/40 'Bahrain. bombing of by Italians; evacuation of oil companies personnel' [‎67r] (133/147), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/425, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100045292374.0x000086> [accessed 30 October 2024]

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