"ملف28/74 مرافق تخزين النفط لفيلق النقل بالجيش الأمريكي في المحرّق" [و‎‎١‎٧] (٢٤٦/٣٣)

BRITISH SBCHBT AND CCTIPIDEHTIAL
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From: /dr Liaison Officer, BAHRSHT.
To j Air Headquarters, R,A.F. ’Iraq & Persia, f
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Dates 2^th December 1943* I V |
Ref : BAI^S.^/AIR,
U.S, REQUESTS FCH AIRFIELD FASILITIBS - BAHREIN .
Further to memorandum BAH/S, 22»/AIR dated 11th Dec, 1943 and
following n$r signal A,196 dated 18tli Deo,, your signals AOC 216 and SQA 100
both dated Dec. 18th, I have to report as followss-
2, Major Rice of the TJSATO arrived p.m, 18th Deo ty U.S. aircraft
frcxa Abadan to give me the information contained in/above quoted signal,//*/*/'
except that I misunderstood to the extent that the Mission was coming for
survey only and not to commence operations.
3* Ky talks with Major Rice on the morning of thel9th were confined
to detail of the Bulk Fuel Scheme and in particular as to whether the Bridge
on the Manama/fluharraq Causeway would or would not take a loaded 4000 gallon
Road Tanker of an overall weight of 18 tons,
4« The Bulk Fuel proposals are as follows:-
(a) T6 use the present bulk storage Tank (No,921) at Sitra (capacity
710,000 Imperial Gallons) which will be filled by Tanker from Abadan until such
time as the Bapco 100 Octane installation is in operation.
(b) To haul from Tank 921 to a point approx. 100 yards West of the
Bridge on the Causeway by means of Two 4,000 gallon road Tank Lorries.
(o) To construct a small pier at this point on the Causeway on which
the road tankers can discharge,
(d) To install a pump connected to a pipe line (3" pipe to be supplied
by the R,A.F.) at the pier to pump from road tank lorxy to bulk storage near the
Airfield.
(e) To lay a 3 W submarine pipe across the bay to the bulk tanks at
Muharraq,
(f) To install on a convenient site at Muharraq^Two 5,000 U.S. Barrel
Tanks and the necessary Pumps and fittings to receive the fuel from the pipe-line ,
and the necessary discharge points to fill the Airfield refuelling units.
(g) Should It prove practicable for the road tankers to cross the
bridge, then the pipe-line would be eliminated and delivery effected direct tvaa
Sitra to Muharraq storage by road tanker.
5. Major Rice remained long enough to introduce the U.S, A.T,C, Mission
before Reaving for Abadan at midday on the 19 th Dec,
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The composition of the Mission was as follows :-
Major Kristoffenson - ATC Operations Executive. Cairo.
Major Yan Nostrand,
ATC. Liaison Officer - Cairo.(Representing Major Gen. Malloy, North
Africa Command)
Cd* Lewis, ./
0.0,, Air Section - Persian Gulf Command.
(Representing Gen, Connolly, P.G, Comm.)
Major Snowton,
Engineer - Persian Gulf Command.
Capt. Cohn - Construction Liaison - ATC.
Lt. Mo Cumber - 19th Communications - Cairo.
Mr. Me Snteer - Construction Engineer - Cairo.
Mr. Andy
Capt. Cash
Capt. Ryan
Mr, Boyles
- Q.M. Supplies - Cairo
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- Civil Aeronautics, Washington (on Conmunications)