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Coll 5/83 ‘Re-Fuelling facilities for R.A.F and USATC at Bahrain’ [‎64r] (127/429)

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The record is made up of 1 file (213 folios). It was created in 14 Jan 1944-10 Oct 1947. 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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Dear Berthoud,
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14th December, 1944T t '
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Tiie A. I* 0, C* have now replied, and I enclose a copy of their
> I am sending copies also to the Foreign Office and 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. .
2* For the most part it is a satisfactory acknowledgment of what we
propose* Their concern over the continued M security of tenancy of shore
tankage H is presumably met by the fact that these tanks are our property and
that we reserve the right with either Company to continue the proposed
arrangements or to modify them in the light of experience. Further, it is
obvious that the Bahrein Conpany in carrying out their obligations mist
maintain and operate these tanks to our satisfaction, aral in full co
operation with A. I, 0. C.
letter, however, raxses the much larger question of the
future source of supply of oil. We gave them notice in our letter, on
your benalf, that the future source of supply would be from Bahrein, and
their letter is either a misunderstanding of ours or an attest to impress
upon us that the efficiency of the refuelling services at these two points
is dependent on supply by A. L G. C. We did not, of course, mean refuelling
in this sense, but the physical work of refuelling between tanks and aircraft.
4* May I take it that you will handle this direct with the Conpany
m whatever way you think right, merely adding that as a matter of interest
we would be glad to know your view on this and the action you take*
3* ^ We would like, as soon as possible, to telegraph instructions to
tne A. I. 0. C. to take up with the Bahrein Compary the arrangements sketched
in our letter of the 29th November to A. I. 0. C* Have you any suggestion to
maKSy which would affect our draft telegram? You may have some matter
arising out of the A.1.0. C’s reply on which you would like us to take
safeguarding action.
should add that I am of course sending a copy of this also to
the Civil Aviation Department as they have a large interest in it for the
post-war period.
E, A. Berthoud, Esq.,
Ministry of Fuel & Power,
Cromwell H ouse.
Dean Stanley St. ,
Mi 11 hank, S.WL1
Sincerely yours.

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The file contains papers concerning refuelling arrangements for the Royal Air Force (RAF), the United States Army Transport Command (USATC), and the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), during the Second World War (1939-1945) and into the post-war period. In particular, the distribution of contracts for refuelling services between the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO). It therefore covers developments at the Manama Sea Plane Anchorage and the Muharraq Aerodrome. A great deal of correspondence in the file focuses on legal discussion over the extent of BAPCO's monopoly over the erection of bulk fuel storage tanks in Bahrain, and whether this overrules the right of the British Government to provide refuelling facilities at aerodromes granted under the Bahrain Civil Aviation Agreement.

A sketch map showing a proposed oil pipeline from Sitra Island to the landing ground on Murharraq Island can be found on folio 59.

The main correspondents are as follows: the 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Sir Charles Geoffrey Prior and Arnold Crawshaw Galloway), officials of the Air Ministry, officials of the 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. (Horace Algernon Fraser Rumbold, and Roland Tennyson Peel), officials of the Ministry of Fuel and Power (Eric Alfred Berthoud, Keith Lievesley Stock, and W D Mansell-Davis), and local RAF authorities.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (213 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 214; 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.

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