‘File 28/45 Oil field personnel for war purposes’ [‎13r] (25/38)

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The file contains copies of correspondence concerning the deployment and retention of oil company personnel for war purposes, and includes:

• correspondence dated October and November 1942, relating to a request forwarded from H S Bowlby of the Petroleum Department, London, 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, for any available drillers employed at either the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) or California-Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC), to replace drillers from the Attock refinery in the Punjab, who have been sent to a military oil reconstruction unit in Burma [Myanmar]. The Chief Local Representative (Ward P Anderson) writes that BAPCO cannot spare any drillers, while the CASOC representative (Charles E Davis) writes that one or two drillers may be spared, though they require a period of rest first (ff 2-8);
• correspondence dated April and May 1944, relating to a British BAPCO employee requesting transfer to another sphere of oil operations, and deliberation amongst British Government officials over the request, in light of a shortage of experienced engineers. An 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. official writes that the employee should offer his services to a British Company or undertake military service, or that BAPCO might retain the employee until the end of the war (ff 9-16).

The date given on f 6 is incorrect, and should (as indicated on f 7) read 6 November 1942, not 6 October 1942.

Extent and format

1 file (18 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 17-19) 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 inside back cover with 19; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-16; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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