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Coll 28/85S (1) ‘Persia; Abadan and S.W. Persian Oilfields; A.I.O.C. Indian Employees’ [27r] (53/66)
The record is made up of 1 file (31 folios). It was created in 26 May 1948-4 Mar 1949. 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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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W/^U
(E 101442/2006/34)
CONFIDENTIAL
liW
10th August, 1948.
The Commonwealth Relations Office to whom vie sent an
extract on "Indian and Pakistani Affairs" from Khorram
Shahr Consulate Diary No. 5 for 1948 have suggested to
us that the organisation of "branches of the R. S. i>. S. in
Abadan and at Masjid-i-Suleiman together with the action
of the Editor of the Abadan Diary in publishing the
message from Master Tara Singh would seem to point to
thd possibility of an organised attempt to incite communal
trouble in the Refinery and oil-fields areas between
Sikhs and Hindus on the one hand and Pakistani Muslim
employees of the A.I.O.C. on the other hand.
The Sangh, as you probably know, is the Hindu
Communal Array and has now been declared illegal in
India* It is violently anti-Muslim andboth it and Tara
Singh were deeply involved in the communal troubles
during the partition of the Punjab consequent upon the
separation of the Dominions of India and Pakistan.
It would seem from paragraph 17 of the Report on
the Affairs of the A.I.O.C. for the quarter April-June
1948 that the Company are aware of the dangerous
possibilities latent in the present state of affairs
and have already got rid of some of the disaffected
Indian staff and intend to get rid of the others as
soon as possible.
We leave it to you to decide whether anythiiig should
be said to the Company on the above lines, or whether they
are already sufficiently conscious of the danger.
Sir John Le Rougetel* K.C.M.G. , M.C.,
Tehran.
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The file is a direct chronological continuation of Coll 28/85S (1) ‘Persia. Abadan and S. W. Persian oilfields; Protection of British interests.’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3490A). It consists chiefly of extracts of quarterly reports, prepared by HM Consul-General at Khorramshahr, on affairs at the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), and extracts from the Khorramshahr Consulate Diary. The reports concern working conditions and unrest amongst Indian and Pakistani employees at AIOC, and subversive activities amongst AIOC employees. Reference is made in several reports to the activities of the Rashtraya Sevak Sangh group at the AIOC (also referred to as the Hindu Communal Army [Rāṣṭrīya Svayamsēvaka Saṅgha]). Some of the reports in the file are marked top secret.
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- 1 file (31 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. The file notes at the front of the file (ff 2-5) are arranged chronologically in the reverse order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 33; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3490B
- Title
- Coll 28/85S (1) ‘Persia; Abadan and S.W. Persian Oilfields; A.I.O.C. Indian Employees’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:32v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence