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Coll 5/83 ‘Re-Fuelling facilities for R.A.F and USATC at Bahrain’ [209r] (417/429)
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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Copy of enclosure to
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’s Endorsement
No. C/121 dated the 15th January, 1944, addressed to the
Hon'ble 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.
, Bushire.
Eo. BAI^S. 2^/AIR Office of the Air Liaison Officer,
Bahrain, the 10th January, 1944*
To
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.
Sir,
ACQUISITION OP LARDS BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE. BAHRAIN
(TO AFFORD FACILITIES FOR THS U.S.A.T.C. INSTALLATIONS) .
Further to memorandum of even reference dated 6th January,
1944; it is desired to alter paragraph 3 c. to read as follows
"Referring to part 2 of the above signal, it has been
confirmed that the Bridge on the Causeway will not cany the 18
ton Road Tanker, It will be necessary therefore to aequire the
partially constructed pier at the Manama end of the Causeway
approximately 50 yards from the Toll-gate on the North side.
This portion of reclaimed ground to be utilised as a Terminal
for the Road Tankers from which to discharge the fuel into a
pipe-line to be constructed along the Causeway, A small Pump
House and Pump etc. will be constructed and installed on one
of the outside corners of this plot and the whole to be
enclosed in a fence as a safety precaution.
A 3" pipe-line will have to be laid along the Causeway to
follow the line of the main Road through Muharraq Town out to
the proposed site by the Muharraq School. This line will be
buried and will entail a submarine portion under the Bridge.
A plot of ground 300 ft x 300 ft adjacent to and North of
the road between the Muharraq School and the Cemetery Mosque will
need to be acquired for the installation of the Airfield Bulk
Storage."
I have, etc.,
.. (Sd.) W.A. Chase. Cc W
Air Lialann Cffl,
oar.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- Coll 5/83 ‘Re-Fuelling facilities for R.A.F and USATC at Bahrain’
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- 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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