Coll 54/2 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Working Party' [‎230r] (459/642)

Th« rtfiiMiry jjs late 1%7 was processing crada oil at ths rate
of 145*000 barrel« per day (over 80$ being inserted Arabian
crude), which was double the rate in XS45« A 54 nile pipe line
connect* the Daman field (Amoco) in Saudi Arabia to thla
refinery 0 It le under water for 17 mile© and ie the world’s
longest owmeroial submarine pipe llne«
5* The Coopany has lent Ita rapport to the Bahrein
GoTerosent's educational and social projects designed to lop row*
the conditions of the native population* This assistance has
ranged from the direct contribution of cash to worioua engineering
and technical tasks such as construction of roads and bridge*,
drilling water wells, nalaria control* There mj nevertheless
be grounds for the criticise heard in some ^uurt^ra that the
Conpany are inclined to dais too large a share of the credit
for all that has been done in Bahrain
6* The sain centre of the Cc^any 3 s activities is
situated at Avail about 11 milea from Kaiuuaaho It has been
carved out of the desert end its au^eaaitle* „ road& and general
appearance are a tribute to the patience ami planning of the
ooopanj.
7« The center executive* I met were s-
Mr. Russell Brown (Amarioan) :
Hr. Crew (Anerioan) *
Hr. WtE^K. Grleewood (British) s
Mr. A. Aytc (Brltiah) ;
(reneml M#nt?gerc
As»t« to the general Manager.
Hon Europe.^ Personnel
Supervise r»
As 0 t. Persorinel Superintendent
^urope^n Personnel (i.e.
.^nericen, British, Canadian,
South African and others).
Mr. J. F. Go mail
Mr. W.P.B. Mavdsley
Mr» G. H. Toasaey
s Relatlona Supervisor.
% Supervisor of Education.
: Si^>er^l»or of Housing.
8 . The following paragraph* deal with ®y :?ive days®
enquiries at Avail, and the cojapan;/'» other plan^So
Growth cf Staff Forscajisl by Hationa^Ata.eg .
% The following statement gives a general indication of
the progressive expansion of the staff personnel at selected dates
during the war and eir.ee and the variation e by nationalities :~
South
American
British
Canadian
African
Others
Total©
31. 3.1%1
50
144
**72
O
d*
.
2X7
31. 3.19«f2
32
123
23
«w
-
i?8
31. 3.19W
29
123
24
-
7
183
31. 3.19W-
53
95
22
39
6
215
31.12.194.5
183
513
$7
31
9
623
At, cf
X%i>
109
516
71
27
11
535
31.12.1947
95
479
51
14
10
&v9
31.10.194B
97
585
34
10
9
735
/10. Shortage of
o