'File 10/9 BAPCO-ARAMCO OIL PIPE LINE FROM MAINLAND TO BAHRAIN' [7r] (17/152)
The record is made up of 1 file (73 folios). It was created in 3 Feb 1944-23 Aug 1949. 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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10/19.
Telegram
From
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.
, London.
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.
, Bushire.
Repeated Government of India, New Delhi.
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.
, Bahrain.
_
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.
, Kuwait.
No. 3797
Dated the 14th received the l^th February, 1944 (
IMPORTANT.
Your telegram No.352 Febraury, 10th.
u. 4 ^ , following is summary of information received from
is Majesty s Minister Jedda. United States Minister Jedda
Informed His Majesty's Minister at end of January under their
?agreement communicated to Saudi Arabian Government intention
Sf- c:n S nnn t 2 con ? truct gigantic refinery at Dhahran with capacity
o. 50, : 00 barrels per day. It was expected that plant would be"
operating witnin 24 months. The reported indications that Saudi
Arabian Government wish to exact large royalty ties from the
Company or a greater participation in exploration of fields more
or less on same scale as Iraq Government enjoy in respect of fraq
fields. Subsequently Saudi Arabian Government informed His
ajesty s Minister that Casoc proposed also to construct oil
J me from Dhahran to a point on the Shaikh oil line to be the
property of the United States Government. Apparently latter
made announcement covering ? their intentions before" communicating
them to the Saudi Arabian Government. This action created bad
impression locally and according to the Saudi Arabian Government
intention to resist any political control or interference by the
United States Government in Saudi Arabian affairs.
^ , Ohliger was granted permission to fly to Riyadh
to deliver letter to Ibn Saud. In this connection Dlease see
my immediately succeeding telegram repeating Jedda telegram No.
^JL •
I am requesting Jedda should keep you and Govern
ment of India informed of further developments.
- RETAXANDUM -
\
I R No: 'US
/S 3-'44
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The file contains correspondence and telegrams between 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. at Bahrain, 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. at Bushire, Bahrain Petroleum Limited (BAPCO) and California Arabian Standard Oil Company (ARAMCO) on a new refinery to be built in Saudi Arabia and on an oil pipe line to be built from Dhahran in Saudi Arabia to Bahrain.
The file contains maps and sketches of the route: 'Map of East Coast of Arabia showing Saudi Arabia-Bahrein [sic] Pipe Line.' (3 copies on folios 3, 37, 68); 'Map of Reservation for Crude Oil Pipe Line, Bahrain' (2 copies on folios 37B, 70).
There is an index at the end of the file (folios 64-67).
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- 1 file (73 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the file (folios 64-67). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the file; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number in blue or red crayon, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
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The foliation is in pencil in the top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , starting on the cover with 1, 1A, 1B; then 2-14, 14A; 15-22, 22A and ending with 70, which is the last number given to the last folio of the file (folios 43, 51 do not exist).
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- 'File 10/9 BAPCO-ARAMCO OIL PIPE LINE FROM MAINLAND TO BAHRAIN'
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 1bv, 2v, 3v:14v, 14ar:14av, 15r:21v, 22v, 22av, 23r:27v, 28v:31v, 32v:33v, 36v, 37v, 37av:37bv, 37cv, 38r:39v, 40v:42v, 44v:45v, 46v:50v, 52v:55v, 57v:58v, 59v:62v, 63v:67v, 68v:69v, 70v, back-i, back
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