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Coll 5/83 ‘Re-Fuelling facilities for R.A.F and USATC at Bahrain’ [‎151r] (301/429)

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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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Air Liaison Officer, Bahrain.
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Air Headquarters, H.a.F. .•Iraq ab Persia.
17th February 1944.
Ref. BAH/S•24/2/AIR•
BEFUKI.I.INQ FACILITIES - BAHRAIN .
Attached correspondence is forwarded for your information
coupled with the request that I may be instructed in the procedure
that you wish to adopt in regard to the Power Supply for the Pumps
involved.
2. In considering the whole scheme, I h€id a long conversation
with tlr. Ward Anderson this morning. ' i he outcome of which is
given,J.n the form of suggestions for the general application of
the scheme.
3 . It is thought necessary that agreement should be reached
with Messrs. Bapco that;- ^ +
a. Bfipno cnnnlv tanks, pumps, (they now confirm that
they have suitable electric pumps), manifolds and general pipe
work on a leaee for principal Intake and Off-take for the projected
Installation at Muharraq. ^hey cannot supply Filters, meters,
tank gaskets. .... 4 ., j +
b. The B.A.F. install all such materials on the site
chosen, which vdlF beleasecTfrom the Bahrain Government by the
Roval Air Force, and maintain Installation. ^ ^ ^ 4 ..
C. The T> ?ynJ supply* run and maintain the
necessary Tank Trucks for use between Main Storage at sitra and
Muharrao Storage. , .
d. Messrs. Bapco will afford such Technical sup ervision
as is required for its installation and maintenanc e.
4. It is thought necessary, in view of Messrs. Bapco’s
concessionary rights that they should be suitably protected in
this agreement.
5. Should an agreement be drawn up on these lines Bahrain
Government Engineer*s proposal regarding the supply of electricity
can be waived as the necessary Power Off-take from our lines
will become a normal Royal Air Force commitment.
Sd. W.A. Chase -S/Ldr.
Squadron Leader,
Air Liaison Officer.
C.C. H.B.M*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. ,
Bahrain, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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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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