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Coll 30/217(1) 'Trans-Arabian Pipe Line (Persian Gulf - to Mediterranean)' [‎2r] (3/307)

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The record is made up of 1 file (152 folios). It was created in 26 May 1945-9 Jun 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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The file concerns oil company proposals for the construction of a Trans-Arabian oil pipeline between the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Mediterranean. The file largely consists of papers relating to Trans-Jordan and Palestine, and to a lesser extent, Saudi Arabia and Egypt (including correspondence from the Colonial Office, the High Commissioner for Palestine, and the Ministry of Fuel and Power, and memoranda issued by the Cabinet Chiefs of Staff Committee).

The papers also include: correspondence concerning a proposal from the Arabian-American Oil Company (Aramco) for a hydrographic survey of the coast of Koweit [Kuwait] (including the Kuwait Neutral Zone), May-August 1945; and discussion of agreements between various oil companies (including the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company) relating to Kuwait oil, December 1946-June 1947.

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 (152 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 154; 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 30/217(1) 'Trans-Arabian Pipe Line (Persian Gulf - to Mediterranean)' [‎2r] (3/307), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3961, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060314515.0x000004> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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