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Coll 5/83 ‘Re-Fuelling facilities for R.A.F and USATC at Bahrain’ [88r] (175/429)
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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RECEIVED UNDER BitHRAjfJ ENCORR.EMENT NO.C/1237 dated 4th September
1944
A.I.O.C. Ltd
r
IATION SERVICE,
lahrain, 18th August
1944
CONFIDENTIAL .
No. GE/3/12.
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.
Bahrain .
Dear Sir
LO ADING BERTH- MAN AM AH JiyTTV .
refer to our conversation with Mr. Rogers on the 7th
August concerning our proposal to construct a refuelling launch
and bulk barge loading berth at the end of the .ietty at Manamah
and enclose a copy of our Drawing R. 18796 showing the layout
of the proposed berth.
This berth forms part of certain additional facilities we
are providing at the Marine Base, Manamah, to enable us to
handle increased quantities of aviation fuel, which, we
anticipate, will be required by B.O.a.C. and Refers Flying-boats
in the near future. .
To facilitate the loading of the refuelling launches we
are arranging also to make available shortly at Manama a bulk
barge of approximately 70,000 gallon capacity. This barge
will normally lie at a deep water anchorage to the south of
the jetty to be decided in consultation with Messrs. BO.A.C.,
and will be brought alongside the berth only for reloading which,
we anticipate, will be necessary two or three times each month.
We shall be glad to have your confirmation that it will
be in order for us to proceed with this work.
•be obtained to any additions or alterations your Company may
desire to make. It will also be necessary for the Bahrain
Government to be consulted. The R.A.F. will presumably *
raise the question through this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
as soon as an agreement
nas been reached with them by your Company.
G.H. Deakin,Esq.,
Anglo-Iranian Oi^. Company, Yours sincerely,
Construction Department, at Bahrain.
Yours faithfully,
for "3P" AVIATION SERVICE
(5d.) F. DRUMMOND
for Manager.
CQNFIDENTIAI, .
D.O. No. C/1285
4th September, 1944
My dear Deakin,
, , Please refer to Drummond^ letter No.
GE/3/12 dated the 18th August.
Sd. T. HICKINBOTHAM.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- Coll 5/83 ‘Re-Fuelling facilities for R.A.F and USATC at Bahrain’
- Pages
- 16r:16v, 65r:65v, 88r
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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