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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [179r] (357/1148)
The record is made up of 1 file (572 folios). It was created in 18 Aug 1941-31 Jul 1946. 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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(c) Producing Field
Activities in the field during the year were almost
entirely devoted to the rehabilitation of wells which had
been closed down in 1942 in accordance with the Oil Derihl
Scheme. rhe progress of this work was more rapid than was
expected with the result that the field was returned to a state
approaching its former degree of flexibility earlier than had
b en anticipated. By the end of the year only eight of the
original fortyone wells included in the Denial Scheme remained
co be rehabilitated. No work of a development nature was
undertaken and only minor repair works were carried out to
producing wells.
(3) Import of Arabian American Crude Oil
The total imports of Arabian American crude oil amounted
to 7,137,773 net barrels and this was handle 1 through the
Zellaq marine terminal. in 1942 the Zellaq equipment had been
augmented to permit of the handling of crude at a maximum rate
of 40,000 barrels per operating day and although up till this
year this high level was never attained it was found necessary
in order to deal with increased crude requirements necessitated
by the new construction programme to overhaul the existing
equipment and augment the handling capacity to 45,000 barrels
per operating day.
As a part of the Refinery Expansion programme a twelve
inch crude oil line running from the neighbourhood of Zellaq
to the Refinery has been completed. The work of laying a
twelve inch submarine line from the Arabian American Oil
Company^ premises has been undertaken and it is hoped that
the Bahrain Island section will be linked to the submarine
line e^rly in 19*^ ; and that it will then be possible to pump
Arabian American crude direct from the producing area to the
Bahrain Petroleum Company*s Refinery.
(e) Refinery
Drying the year under review a total of 13,725,236 barrels
of crude were processed in the Refinery. Shipments of the
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This file consists of copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire for the years 1939-1945.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire Area
- Administration Report for Kerman & Yazd
- Administration Report for Bandar Abbas
- Administration Report for Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
- Administration Report for Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report for Khorramshahr Consulate
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections that vary according to each report, but include the following topics:
- Personnel
- Visitors
- Foreign Representatives
- British Interests
- Local Administration
- Transport
- Education
- Military
- Aviation
- Political Situation
- Trade
- Medical
- Meteorological
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written by 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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- 1 file (572 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate 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 574; 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. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 1-571; these numbers are written in pencil or crayon and, where circled, are crossed through.
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- Title
- Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:448r, 448r, 449r:573v, 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