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‘File 28/74 Oil storage facilities for U.S.T.A.C. [United States Army Transport Corps] at Muharraq’ [122v] (244/246)
The record is made up of 1 file (121 folios). It was created in 20 Nov 1943-14 Dec 1944. 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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same consideratices of tanker tonnage economy will no
longer 'apply, and supplies brought in bulk by short sea
passage from the nearby source of Abadan will clearly be
competitive. Consequently vre submit that for the sake
of an uninterrupted chain of supply on an Empire route and
for other reasons of national security and economy it is
highly desirable that A.I.O.C. should retain the position
which they have had since the inception of British
aviation ventures in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, of being able to
offer, if required, supplies of British controlled sterling
oil to British and other aviation interests at Bahrein.
With regard to the use of tankage provided by H.M.G.,
we shall be glad to know if the decision of the Air council
to administer the two flying stations on Bahrein Island as
Air Ministry stations will extend to the post-war period
and will assure to the A.I.O.C, the continuity of use of
tankage referred to in (2) above. we have already developed
refuelling facilities at Bahrein for present and post-war
air traffic at considerable cost, but we shall have at
best a precarious hold and shall be unable to enter into
supply contracts unless we are given security of tenancy
of shore tankage. 'If, further, the Air Council were able
to reconsider the allocation of duties at Manama and utilise
the services of A.I.O.C. to operate and maintain the shore
tankage there when erected as well as to refuel the air
craft, it would in our view greatly facilitate the refuelling
operations as a whole at the two points where A.I.O.C. is
to be Entrusted with them and would ensure a smoother tran
sition from war to post-war conditions.
We have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient Servants ,
ANGLO-IRANIAN OIL COMPANY LIMITED .
(Sgd) N.A .Gass
Director.
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The file contains copies of correspondence, reports and other papers concerning oil storage facilities requested by the United States Army Transport Corps (USATC) at Muharraq airfield in Bahrain. 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. at Bahrain (Major Tom Hickinbotham); the Royal Air Force (RAF) Air Liaison Officer (ALO) at Bahrain, Squadron Leader W A Chase; representatives of the Air Ministry and 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. .
The file includes:
- correspondence and notes, chiefly written by 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 during the period November to December 1943, concerning meetings held with the ALO at Bahrain, US Army and RAF officials, concerning the USATC’s requests for Bahrain and Sharjah (specifically, aviation fuel supplies, accommodation and wireless facilities at Bahrain), in anticipation of the increased movement of US troops to the Far East theatre of war (ff 2-36);
- correspondence dated 1944 concerning the installation of a pipeline to carry aviation fuel from the Bahrain Petroleum Company’s (BAPCO) refinery to the RAF jetty at Manama and airfield at Muharraq, and fuel storage tanks at Muharraq. Correspondence concerning the fuel storage tanks occupies much of the remainder of the file, and includes correspondence between various parties including 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, 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) and 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. and Air Ministry officials. The correspondence includes: BAPCO objection to the erection of tanks on behalf of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), who supply aviation fuel to the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and RAF at Muharraq; proposals for the RAF to purchase and install fuel tanks; legal questions over whether the storage of AOIC fuel for use by BOAC at Bahrain contravenes the exclusive rights BAPCO holds with the Government of Bahrain; the Air Ministry’s assertion of its right to construct and maintain fuel storage facilities at Bahrain for its air stations (f 120).
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- 1 file (121 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 are no file notes at the end of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 123; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-122; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- ‘File 28/74 Oil storage facilities for U.S.T.A.C. [United States Army Transport Corps] at Muharraq’
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- 122r:122v
- Author
- Gass, Neville A
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