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Coll 5/83 ‘Re-Fuelling facilities for R.A.F and USATC at Bahrain’ [106r] (211/429)
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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HULBUHM J434. «1XT.
Dear Peel,
S. 102284 .
You are aware of the position which has arisen at Bahrein in
connection with the proposal that the Anglo “Irani an Oil Ccnipany should,
erect shore fuel storage tanks at Manama to enable them adequately to cany
out, as agents of B«0»A*C*, their responsibilities for refuelling R*A»P#
and B*0*A»C* flying boats.
We are satisfied that the present temporary expedient of using a
dumb barge is unsatisfactory. The present barge is 25/30 years old and
was designed to carry non-dangerous oil products only. The type of
construction is unsuitable for highly inflammable fuels, and particularly
so in an open sea anchorage. The barge has to be moored within a
reasonable distance of the flying boat ali^iting area and in this position
it presents a serious fire hazard in view of the numerous native craft
operating in that area.
necessitate frequent docking, and unfortunately the priority in
other directions do not permit a replacement barge being made available.
provision of shore tanks as early as possible. Tankage for 50,000 gallons
is required.
operation by A.I.O.C. of shore tankage at Manama on account of the doubt as
to the legal position vis-a-vis the Bahrein Petroleum Company limited.
Hie latter company have already raised objections to an earlier proposal on
these lines on the grounds that they have exclusive rights under their
agreement with the Sheikh to construct and operate storage tanks at
Bahrein.
Furthermore, the excessive and rapid fouling of the hull will
The present method of maintaining bulk fuel supplies at m™ *™*
is precarious in the extreme, and the only satisfactoiy solution is the
There is, however, an obstacle to the immediate provision and
The legal position was explored in your minute of 18th March last
R.T. Peel, Esq.,
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.
,
Whitehall, S.W.l.
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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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- Title
- Coll 5/83 ‘Re-Fuelling facilities for R.A.F and USATC at Bahrain’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 17r:58v, 60r:64v, 66r:87v, 88v:115v, 116v:151v, 154r:176v, 177v, 178v:214r, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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