‘File 28/5 II License for export of oil from Bahrain. Rules, Regulations & correspondence’ [‎52r] (103/116)

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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.

Subjects include:

• changes to the procedure by which licences were obtained, initially through requests made by BAPCO officials 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. at Bahrain, and passed onwards to 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 in London for authorisation: in January 1941, permission to grant export licences to Egypt and Sudan without reference to 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. (f 8); in July 1943, referral of applications to 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. no longer required (f 29); in February 1944, reports to 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. of the issue of export licences at Bahrain no longer required (ff 30-32);
• correspondence relating to the continuance of the issue of petroleum export licences after the end of the Second World War: initially, a continuation of licences at Bahrain, and plans for the implementation of licences at Kuwait, in order to ensure no shortage of oil supplies in the event of ‘labour troubles in the Persian Gulf’ (ff 41-42); continued use of export licences in 1946 in the wake of uncertainties over oil supply and the status of the ‘Sterling Oil Pool’ (ff 44-45); questions over the legal cover of the export licence procedure, originally implemented under wartime emergency powers (ff 46-48); the decision from the Secretary of State for India, in March 1947, for the discontinuation of the issue of export licences at Bahrain, and abandonment of similar arrangements for Kuwait (f 52);
• correspondence related to a number of individual oil export licences, or instances of oil export, including: the refusal in 1940 of a licence for the Eiyo Maru , a Japanese-registered vessel sailing to Dairen [Dalian] (ff 2-10); an enquiry into whether the export of gasoline from the Manana Service Station to Saudi Arabia required a licence (f 11); diesel oil exports by Hussain Yateem (ff 23-24); the sailing of vessels under sealed orders, including the United States naval tanker Trinity (ff 17-20).

Extent and format

1 file (56 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 54-57) 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 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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English in Latin script

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