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'File 5/8 Oil expansion in Middle East' [2r] (3/310)
The record is made up of 1 file (153 folios). It was created in 9 Dec 1943-12 Oct 1949. 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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CONFIDENTIAL
Kuwait Receipt
Net&ll Dated '<V'Vv3
Telegram
■prom
To
No.T/1265.
Dated 8 th received 9th De&amfcer, 1943,
Political Hesident at Bahrain.
Political 4 gent, Kuwait.
I mportant .
\
FolloVtrig is repetition of Baghdad telegram No.31
dated December 6 th. Begins.
Mission of Petroleum Besources Corporation of
America is scheduled to arrive \badan on December 8 th
and remain in Anglo-Persian areas until December 15th.
2. Mission will visit Kuwait on December 16th and
will be accompanied by Mr.L.D. Scott of Kuwait Oil Co.
3. Mission is headed by Mr. Degolyer and party
consists of about 6 members using American Service plane.
4. Mission is sponsored by U.S.A. and British Dovem-
ments and its purpose is to ^ view the resources of
petroleum in the Middle Bast.
5. Would you please inform Sheikh of Kuwait of forth
coming visit?
6 . British Government are anxious that Mission be
accorded every assistance and ?provide d with any
information they may require. No attempts should be made
to influence their conclusions.
7. Subsequent provisional programme of Mission is:
December 17th to DAMMAD
December 18 th to BAHRAIN
December 19th & December 20th - Air reconnaissance
^ down Gulf.
December 21st in BAHRAIN
BASRAH & BAGHDAD.
CAIRO.
Bnds.
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This file contains correspondence and reports relating to the expansion of oil exploration and export operations in the Middle East. The file's papers are particularly concerned with the wartime Anglo-American efforts to secure sufficient crude oil supplies for the war effort and subsequent years. Of note are press clippings (ff 40-44) from the British press on the proceedings of these diplomatic efforts, and projections on the importance of Middle Eastern sources of oil into the post-war era for the Allies.
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- 1 file (153 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 155; 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/263
- Title
- 'File 5/8 Oil expansion in Middle East'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:7v, 9r:39v, 45r:54v, 57r:68v, 70r:74v, 83r:154v, 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