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File 3516/1914 Pt 11 'Persia: protection of Anglo-Persian Oil Co's fields etc' [142r] (288/550)
The record is made up of 1 volume (271 folios). It was created in 27 Jun 1915-8 May 1919. 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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131
10 th Au<m»t 7
Confidentia l & Immediate
I aii! comsianded by My Lords ^OBimissioneriS of the
Admiralty to request that you will inform the Army Council
that the situation in the Anrlo-Persian Oilfield causes
then serious anxiety. The Ooirpany have had news of constant
intri<min£ and trouble which is fomented by Agents who are
strongly suspected of bein^ in German pay. German intrienievS
«
have succeeded in placing in power their protd^s amongst
the Bakhtiari Khans. A letter has been sent to the Foreitm
Office on this subject by the An?lo Persian Oil Company,
and a copy has been communicated to the D.¥.I #
2.- Unless a sufficient force is ready at hand to deal
with any attempt at foil! play, a wrave situation rnic^ht
^l^OHUTH .1 .W (bg; I
easily arise. ?he Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force is
understood to be dependent bn the 611fields for its fuel
supply* and it appears conceivable that a tribal rising,
engineered by the Turmans, may form part of the attempt to
recapture Bagdad which is to take place shortly.
As regards directly Naval interests, the drawings
of Persian oil fuel for delivery to H.M. Ships in the
Eastern Mediterranean and to Italy have recently been
increased as part of a general scheme for saving tonnage.
The maintenance of these supplies and of the lar^e petrol
production of the Anglo-Persian Company is imperatively
M. 09561 /17
Sir,
necessary.
4.- In view of the above facts, and of the critical
situation in regard to oil fuel supplies generally. My
Lords regard the safety of the Persian oilfields as a
national interest of the very highest importance, and
trust
The Secretary,
. WAR OFFICE,
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The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the protection of Anglo-Persian Oil Company's (APOC) oilfields and pipelines in south-western Persia.
The volume covers:
- Defence of APOC property.
- Notes on oilfields in Arabistan [Khuzestan].
- Water supply of the oilfields.
- Creation of Inter-departmental Committee on the Defence of the Persian Oil Fields and its report (ff 230-235).
- Despatch of a small force to defend the oilfields in 1917.
- Acquiring British control over the oilfields.
- King's Regulation impeding to leave APOC without the consent of the Consul General for Fars, for the period of the war (f 110).
- Providing a guard for APOC's oilfields at Maidan-i-Neptun.
- Military training for European APOC employees.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: John Nixon, General Officer Commanding, India Expeditionary Force 'D', Basrah; Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India; Thomas William Holderness and Arthur Hirtzel, 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. ; William Graham Greene, Oswyn Murray and Edmond John Warre Slade, Admiralty; Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe and Maurice de Bunsen, Foreign Office; Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India; Anglo-Persian Oil Company; Charles Marling, British Minister at Tehran; Percy Cox, 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
There are three maps within the file, 'Map A' (2 copies) on folios 264 and 271, and 'Part of River Karun' on folio 265.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (271 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 273; 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 3-272; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- File 3516/1914 Pt 11 'Persia: protection of Anglo-Persian Oil Co's fields etc'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:31v, 34r:54v, 56r:104v, 106r:108v, 110r:129v, 131r:144v, 148r:198v, 203r:208v, 214r:263v, 266r:270r, 270ar, 272r:272v, back-i
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