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‘File 28/5 II License for export of oil from Bahrain. Rules, Regulations & correspondence’ [‎33r] (65/116)

The record is made up of 1 file (56 folios). It was created in 30 Dec 1940-9 Apr 1947. 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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A short note on the.oxport liqjensing system for
shipments of petroleum products-from Bahrain.
The introduction of■export permits for oil shipments
from Bahrain was made at the request of the Ministry of Economic
Warfare* the immediate object being to control exports td
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(Para. 2 of I.Oy^xel. No. 3290 dated 26.6. ‘40)^
Regulation No. 1 of 1940 v/as issued under the Persian
Gulf States (Emergency) Order-in-Council 1939 by which no
petroleum products could be exported in bulK quantities from
Bahrain without export licences from this Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
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instructions, at first, were that prior permission
should be obtained from the India .Office to issue export licences
for shipments of oil to any destinations other than British
possessions. • ^
(1.0. Tel. No. 3290 dated 26.6.»40)-^
in 1941, in extension-.of the previous orders, 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. allowed 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. to issue licences
to Egypt and Sudan without prior reference but required
information of all such issues. 1 ^'1
(1.0. Tel. No. 871 dated 26.1. *41).-^
In July 1943, 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. said that, in view of
xkx close control over tankers then exercised in London,it
was unncessary to consult them before issuing export licences’
unless the P.A. was doubtful regarding any particular shipment.
(1.0. Tel. Ho. 16410 dated 23.7.’43).—^ W ^
In February 1944, 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. said they did not
want reports of issue of export permits, but pointed out that
their prior approval must be sought for proposed shipments to
Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland or Turkey.
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(1.0. X.L. NO. E. & 0. 11277/44 dated 25.2. >44).

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The file comprises correspondence and papers relating to the issue of licences (also referred to as permits) for petroleum exports from Bahrain during the Second World War, and to questions over the continuation of the issue of the same licences in the immediate post-war period. Correspondents in the file include: 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 Bahrain; 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. ; various representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); the Secretary of State for India; 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. officials.

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1 file (56 folios)
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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 54-57) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 58; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-53; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Pagination: the file notes (ff 54-57) have been paginated using uncircled pencil numbers.

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