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File 3516/1914 Pt 11 'Persia: protection of Anglo-Persian Oil Co's fields etc' [263r] (530/550)
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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21
Telegram P., No. 3 0 4 * 5 -o> dated 2 7 th J une
(Despatched lo-o hours, received I 9-0 hours.)
jr rom —The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Basrah.
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
[Diary No. 13383.)
With reference to my letter of 19th June, No. 304-4-0. When the atti
tude of the Bawi was doubtful in February and their control was beginning'
to become difficult, it was suggested that the payment of a subsidy to the
Shaikhs, of the tribe to keep security and order along the pipe line where it
passed through their territory would be to the advantage of the Oil Company.
In a discussion which ensued the Company’s representatives were inclined to
regard the idea with favour and expressed their opinion that for the purpose
in view the directors would agree to the payment of ^300 per annum or
even more. The Bawi then broke out into open rebellion and the project fell
into abeyance. The idea has now been revived owing to the surrender of
the Bawi and it was requested that 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.
should discuss it with
the Agent of the Company. Now, however, the project is opposed on various-
grounds by the Company’s Agent This change of attitude is probably due
to the fact that the presence of our troops has restored the country to its nornaal
state and it is believed that in future the pipe line will always be guarded by
a British garrison, consequently the directors do not see any necessity to
incur the expense. I have no doubt that it would be to the interest oi the
Company to pay to the tribe a subsidy which would cause them to interest
themselves in the safety of the line whether they were quarrelling or not with
the Shaikh of Muhammareh. If the Company will not pay in the interests
their business I think that it would be worth the while of the Government (?)
to find the money. This we could allow the Company to pay out for us or, if the
Shaikh aarees'pay it out ourselves. 1 request therefore that the matter may be-
brought up in the London Chamber of Commerce for discussion with the d.rec-
tors and that the result may be communicated to me.
Si378GSB-20-2-7-i5-G CBP SimU
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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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- 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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