‘File 28/1 K I Defence of oil field and refinery’ [321r] (641/684)
The record is made up of 1 file (340 folios). It was created in 5 Dec 1939-3 May 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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BXPfiDiTOra oil Dsrafc® or t^kih 4L3, tErrannr aid prcducino ftbld
yr TC> tf RCH 31<t« 1941
Sindba-fluf ••11a «nA Cellar connactlona ft,948.80
Dafanca of Froduelof Fl*ld IneludlzMC laatalllaf remote eontrola 3,£85*26
Inatellln* oonerot* curba and alaba on Valla 11,036.34
Inatallin^ Ouards around vail loeatlona 1,8T1.M
Inatailing non-luainoua flara at Refinery and at aaoh Tank Battary 1,87ft.93
Blaek-outa • Refinery 535.66
Oun hunting a 672*61
Extend Creekar flare 1000 ft. 2,183.11
afcine wooden plugs and pipe o lamp a for iUMrganey uaa 112.03
Spraying Tanka at Raflnary with Bleak oil 674.84
Laying out Duny Tank aitea 635.09
Deepening fire dltoh from aaat aide of Vmin Ta*k Wald 798.56
Found^tlona for •aarahllght and generator 441.85
Installation of a pu*p at Sltra Terminal to put sea water into Crude
linea for use in emargeney fire protection at Refinery. 1,553.06
rutting a steel-eand bag protection around Diesel Generator it 4,146.66
To eonstruct a dirt wall along the west aide of main road approaching
Refinery. e 2 #8s
Emergency Gasoline Storage 64.69
Drains in Fan field 1,008.62
Oiling Tank roofs, lines in trenches and ground area at Refinery 2,966.09
Construct concrete foundations for emergency fire pump at Sltra 56.79
Fxperlaental Gee Disposal Stack 1,818.75
*aate Gaa Burner - RefInary 5,251.54
Sxtra work on $aata One System 622.01
•install selection TalTe and elevated blow eff for
seats Gee System. . 7,092.30
♦Construct a concrete Air Reid Shelter at Cracker - Polymer Plant area
•Double the width of all emergeney drain dltchaa from Tank field area
•Conatruct underground drain ditch from Tank 133 and close its
firewall, also provide open ditch from Tank 132 end install
firewall to Isolate Tanka 132 and 133.
*Install sand bag shelter wall protection around Smerganey Fire
r unp House.
♦Install one emergency 500 barrel weter tank at each Tank Battary
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- Content
The file comprises copies of correspondence, memoranda and reports relating to the military defence of Bahrain’s oil refineries and oil fields during the Second World War. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain (Hugh Weightman; Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban); the Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) (John S Black; Roger Anthony Kennedy; Milton H Lipp; Ward P Anderson).
The file includes:
- a copy of ‘General Instructions for the Defence Organisation of the Bahrain Petroleum Company’, dated December 1939 (ff 9-52), with sections focusing on: 1) the internal and external areas of the refinery; 2) the personnel camps at Awali and Zellaq; 3) fields and wells; information on inventories of equipment, and specific instructions for patrols and guards;
- correspondence from BAPCO representatives to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. relating to: the perceived threat to Bahrain and to Company property, and defensive measures to be taken; assessments of the threat of internal sabotage, local uprisings, bombardment from sea or air (ff 68-71); questions of responsibility for and efficacy of defensive measures being taken in Bahrain; questions of the legal aspects (liability, compensation, War Risk Insurance) of damage to Company property from enemy attack, and volunteers who become casualties while defending Company property, including printed copies of the Gazetteer of India War Injuries Ordinance , No. VII of 1941 (ff 235-237) and the War Injuries (Amendment) Ordinance , No. I of 1942 (ff 238-249);
- correspondence exchanged, and the notes and minutes of meetings held between senior Government officials (including 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. , Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Air Vice Marshal at Air Headquarters in Iraq) on the provision of resources for the defence of Bahrain, including discussion of the availability and use of manpower supplied by BAPCO;
- a number of monthly progress reports in 1941 on the Bahrain defence scheme, prepared by the Defence Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 143-144, ff 146-147, ff 162-164, ff 177-179), referring to: defence force recruitment; the volunteer defence force; general morale and attitude of recruits; equipment supplies; anti-aircraft defence measures;
- in 1941, plans for the control of telephone exchanges and lines during emergencies, with lists of telephone links to be maintained during an emergency (ff 182-183);
- plans and proposals for the protection of BAPCO property in the event of enemy action, including: in 1942, BAPCO proposals for the protection of the oil field in case it falls into enemy hands, by the sealing of wells with concrete (ff 270-294); a military report on Passive Air Defence (PAD) at the BAPCO refinery, dated 28 April 1942, focussing chiefly on plans to construct protective sheathing around the refinery tanks (ff 304-323).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (340 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 326-341) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 342; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-341; these numbers are also written in pencil, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- ‘File 28/1 K I Defence of oil field and refinery’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 52v:56v, 59r:67v, 72r:87v, 91r:91v, 93r:98v, 100r:115v, 117r:127v, 129r:150v, 152r:153v, 157r:175v, 177r:184v, 187r:187v, 189r:190v, 193r:193v, 195r:200v, 204r:207v, 209r:211v, 213r:217v, 220r:220v, 222r:270v, 272r:276v, 279r:298v, 301r:309v, 311r:341v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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