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Coll 5/83 ‘Re-Fuelling facilities for R.A.F and USATC at Bahrain’ [‎191r] (381/429)

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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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A.M. Form 1700
(549} Wt. S2494—Q2094 1000m 4 sort* 10/45 G S.St. Gp 630
Note.—In the interests of economy, both sides of this sheet should be used.
SECRET
WARNING.—This cypher message must first be paraphrased if it is necessary to publish
its text or to communicate it to persons outside British Government
Services and Departments. Messages marked One-Time Pad.*': “ O.T.P.”
are excepted from this rule.
vvx. 24401
Rec ! d AMCS. 131345A March 1944.
TO: H.Q.R,A. F.M.E . 216 Group (R) Transport Command.
FROM: Rear Air H.Q. Iraq and Persia.
■ £££££!.
Serial No.166
0404 (or 904?) 16th February.
Bahrein refuelling scheme.
Para 1 . - BAPCO have now objected to installation
of Bulk storage tanks unless such installations are
their property. AOC and C-in~C.Transport Command met
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. and General Manager BAPCO at Bahrein
13th February and it was made clear that BAPCO could
NOT BE PREVENTED FROM EXERCISING THEIR FULL RIGHTS
UNDER THEIR CONCESSION. |T IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO
MODIFY PLANS FOR REFUELLING SCHEME.
Para 2. - Mr. Bowlby Petroleum Division Representative
and BAPCO both advise against construction or petrol
PIPEING SlTRA MUHARRAQ WITH MATERIALS AT PRESENT AVAILABLE
Para 3. - Following decisions have therefore been taken.
(a; L E as E OF LAND FOR ERECTION of STORAGE TANKS TO BE
ACQUIRED BY R.A.F. AND SUBLEASED TO BAPCO.
(b) Erection of 2 x 2,000 barrel storage tanks offered
by BAPCO and 2 additional 1000 barrel storage Tanks
available from Paiforce sources.
(c) To abandon temporarily pipeline scheme and USE
road Tankers between Sitra and Muharraq. Muharraq
CAUSEWAY BRIDGE Has BEEN SURVEYED BY BAPCO AND APPEARS
TO BE SUFFICIENTLY STRONG FOR TANKERS.
Para 4. - C-IN--C Transport Command agrees with these
DECISIONS AND action TO IMPLEMENT THEM IS PROCEEDING
in anticipation of approval. Authority also requested
for army hirings to conduct the necessary negotiations
FOR SUBLETTING SITE FOR BULK STORAGE TANKS TO BAPCO.
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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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