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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [280r] (559/1148)
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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pump 1 as installed at the Distillation UnitSj the sulphur
burner at the S0 2 plant was rebuilt and certain alterations
were made at the Reformer to increase the capacity of this
plant. An 80-ton capacity, steam-get refrigeration plant was
designed and built adjacent to the Power Plant. Alterations
aud additions were made for the enlargement of the laboratory.
Construction was started on new plants for aviation
gasoline production, and work was well under way by the end
of the year; no operating units were completed.
(v) Shirring
A new section was added to the existing materials pier
to increase the available area for unloading barges at the
Sitrah loading terminal. New ethylising facilities are being
installed at the Sitrah tank farm to replace existing ethylising
facilities at the wharf which have been found to be inadequate.
A geological test hole drilled at the wharf was completed as a
water well and facilities were installed to provide an emergency
water supply for ships calling at Sitrah anchorage. Reservation
for extended marine and submarine facilities at Zellaq have been
granted to the Company. A total of 70 tankers called for cargo
during the year. They lifted a total of approximately:-
4,14,351 tons gasoline
1>95*565 tons kerosine
1,24,369 tons diesel and
44,862 tons fuel oil.
177 ships called for bunkers only. The total tonnage
of bunkers lifted was 45,739 tons of diesel oil and 1 , 98,532
tons of fuel oil.
(vi) Personnel
The regular operations of producing, refining, shipping
and service organisations required the employment of the
following number of men at the end of the year:-
Americans 32
Canadians 23
British 114
Other Europeans 7
British Indians 220
Bahrainis 2,096
Others .
Total: 2,844
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. .
- Extent and format
- 1 file (572 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate 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 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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence