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'File 5/8 Oil expansion in Middle East' [‎4r] (7/310)

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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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Ml.-I.—I »
Telegram
From
To
No.B63.
Dated 11th
S
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. , Kuwait.
Political Hesident at Bahrain
December,1943.
Immediate
Paragraph 2 of your telegram No.T/1265 ^
December, 8 th.
Ar^ I to try and inform Sheikh before
confirmation received from 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. ? He is on
hunting trip about 150 miles from here and it is
doubtful whether he will be present even if informed.
- POLITICAL -

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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)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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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