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Coll 5/83 ‘Re-Fuelling facilities for R.A.F and USATC at Bahrain’ [‎171r] (341/429)

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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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Addressed to 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. repeated to Government of India
/o tei ep;ram 6106 March 13th . Oil taWcs at Bahrain. Following
Is repetition of Bahrain telegram 262 March 15th. Begins .
2 * , . 0n March 13th two senior officers from Air Headquarters
arrived to negotiate with Company. They keptme informed of their
progress and on March 14th return^to Habbaniyah without reaching
any decision.
,,5# „ Company are I understand willing to sell tanks to R.A.P.
ana do not ask 1 or any sub lease though they desire access for
maintenance and an assurance that installation will be made
available to them after the war on terms or dismantled. They
desire to (Vensure) that rival concern does not step in. The
construction of installation's would be) done by R. A» ?. who have
already produced their man here for that purpose. Construction by
^ompary could only ue (?undertaken by) delaying their f7regular)
octane plant work.
1 consider that negotiations should either be handled by
R. a. F» or by me but not by both. (?If I) atn to deal with matter
rden I suggest an R. A. Bk officer is ^associated) ( 9 with me),
^ W0 L^ d appea - r f£ * om Paragraph No.2 of 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. telegram
Ho.6-08 of 13th March that R.A.P. are to negotiate. Egds.
io a*old confusion f. consider ail negotiations should be
carried oux; by 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. assisted, if necessary, by a
representative of R. A.F. If you agree I would be glad if neacesai*v
instructions could oe sent to Air Officer Commanding (?lraq)»

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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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