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File 537/1921 Part 1 'Persia: Oil - Defence of A.P. Oil Co's fields etc' [95r] (185/324)
The record is made up of 1 item (161 folios). It was created in 28 Oct 1920-21 Nov 1924. 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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areas,the Oilfields and pipe Line in that area would be
/
exposed to considerable risk.
There can be little doubt that acts of sabo
be committed against the Oil Company's property
tags would
with the
\object of contriving the intervention of the British
iGovemment to protect it, while the deeply fanatical popu
lation of Arabistan would quickly take the cue and raise
'anarchy in their turn. The Sheikh of Mohamraerah although
owning titular control has in effect little authority and
would be powerless to guarantee the safety of Ahwaz and the
pumping stations.
I would submit that to meet these changed conditions
some al&HX&XKt adjustment of the Air Staff Plan has now
become necessary and I beg to forward my recommendations
in this respect.
I would most respectfully urge that in the first
place our policy from a Military stand-point should . be to
" by
ensure, ano^a specific guarantee if this be possible,that
(1) No movement of Persian troops to the areas shall take
place for whatever purpose without previous warning.
(2) That as the Persian Government must inevitably be-
unable to guarantee the safety oi the whole area occupied
by the Company,this warning shall allow time xor **■*!*♦
H-B.M.'s Government to transfer troops for tne prouecoion
of the Oilfields during the proposed oporatiojjs.
(3) That the Persian Government wmj greejojllow
British troops to enter this area for the purpose oi pro-
tecting British personnel and property.
By this means act's of sabotage or more serious
destruction/ would be avoided and. the financial oenefits
which accrue to all the parties cone emeu, from Am ....entity
of the fields would be preserved.
On this basis, I submit hereunder a revise, plaa,
together with copies (Appendix 11) of reports by Group
Captain . 2 .F. Briggs, D.S. 0 . ,O.B.E. ,wriom I sent oo me Oil
fields at the request of His Excellency the iii&u
Commissioner for Iraq.
Revj
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The item contains correspondence and other papers regarding the protection of oilfields in Arabistan, Persia [the southern part of Khuzestan Province, Iran] run by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). Topics discussed include:
- The withdrawal of a British military unit from Ahwaz [Ahvaz] following the end of the First World War
- The reliance for protection of the oilfields on continued friendly relations with the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and the Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyari] people, and considerations that these relations could be adversely influenced by the Soviet Union or by any attempt by the Government of Persia to assert more direct control over the area
- Potential creation of a ‘volunteer defence force’ made up of APOC employees, and discussions over how the Government of Persia would react to such a force
- Possible availability of British troops in Iraq for protection of the oilfields in an emergency, and discussion of the technicalities of requesting and providing such assistance.
The primary 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. ; HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. to Persia; the Foreign Office; the 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 Colonial Office; the Air Ministry; the Committee of Imperial Defence; the Government of India; Air Headquarters, Iraq; the British Consul, Ahwaz; the British Consul, Baghdad; and APOC Ltd.
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- File 537/1921 Part 1 'Persia: Oil - Defence of A.P. Oil Co's fields etc'
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- 4r:4v, 5ar:5av, 5r:19v, 20v:33v, 34v:88v, 91v:164v
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