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‘File 28/1 K I Defence of oil field and refinery’ [244r] (487/684)
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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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 1, 1942
45
12. On an application made to him by or on behalf of the holder of
an award of any pension or allowance, the Claims Officer may, for suffi
cient reason, transfer the place of payment and shall endorse the award
accordingly. He shall also inform the post offices concerned of the
transfer so effected.
13. (a) With every award when presented for payment, there shall be
produced a certificate of life pertaining to the beneficiary or beneficiaries
under the award, signed by a Gazetted Officer of Government, a Magistrate
or a Police Officer not below th*e rank of a Sub-Inspector. Where the
claimant is undergoing treatment as an in-patient at a hospital or dis
pensary, the certificate shall be signed by the person in charge thereof:
Provided that where a beneficiary is present at the time of payment of
an allowance or pension under the Scheme, no life certificate in respect
of him shall be required but his identity shall be proved to the satisfaction
of the Postmaster.
(b) On every occasion when the award of a family pension or of a
family pension and children’s allowance is presented for payment, the
person to whom the same is payable shall give a certificate in Form 0.
14. (a) If any person to whom any pension or allowance is payable
ceases under any of the provisions of the Scheme to be eligible to receive
the same, or if any circumstances arise since the making of the award
or last modification thereof to require under any of the said provi
sions the cancellation or modification of the award, a report shall forth
with be made to the Claims Officer by the person to whom the pension or
allowance has hitherto been payable, and pending the orders of the Claims
Officer on such report, the award shall not be presented for any further
payment thereon.
(b) On receipt of any such report, the Claims Officer shall, after mak
ing such inquiries, if any, as he may deem necessary, cancel or modify
the award in accordance with the provisions of the Scheme, and shall
inform the post office of payment accordingly.
Form A-l.
Casualty Label.
Observe.
Casualty Book No.
T M H G X
T=Tourniquet
M= Morphia
H= Haemorrhage
G=Gas and contamination.
X = Immediate attention.
Officer in charge.
Reverse.
(Red and Green labels).
Red : Direct to HOSPITAL.
Green : To First Aid Post.
‘•‘Cross out where applicable.
If C. D. V. on duty
off duty
(State source of information).
Reverse.
(White labels).
White : Walking Case.
This card should be given to patients with minor injuries, sent home after
treatment, with instructions, where necessary to present it at the nearest hospital
for further treatment (on same or the next day).
The Casualty Book number should be entered on the card.
Date
Name
Father’s or Husband’s name
Injury
Treatment:
Morphia. Does and Time.
Instructions :
Transfer of
place.of pay
ment.
Proof of
continued
eligibility.
Reports'of
ineligibility.
About this item
- 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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- IOR/R/15/2/661
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence