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Coll 30/217(1) 'Trans-Arabian Pipe Line (Persian Gulf - to Mediterranean)' [‎12r] (23/307)

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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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a j Company said thfat the (s, if.vo proposals
aimed at bringing the company^ future crude oil siipply
position in the European areas into balance with its expected
market demands.
Another result of these proposals would be to make
crude oil available to the Standard Vacuum Oil Company (a
50 per pent owned Jersey affiliate) with producing, refining
and marketing operations in the Far East.
This would materially strengthen the Standard Vacuum
Company s position as the company before the war produced oil
nlj m tne Netherlands East Indies, and this production was
never sufficient to meet the market’demand in the Far East?
, .., Ip is expected that tnis increase in crude oil supply
wilx require some increase in the refining capacity of the
C °+ paI T in the European area, but there are
no uei.nite p^ans in this connection as yet, the statement
clQQ6G.
. ^he cocony Vacuum Oil Compaify tonight also issued a"
in New xork saying that the company is negotiating
t-a? ouantftiP, 1 ,?° mpany f ° r the P urcha se of substan-
bial quantities of crude oil over a period of 10 to 20 years.
' t ^ e P urc hase would be contingent, the statement said,
and thp C r n ?^ UCtl0n of the between the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and tne mediterranean over the route to be determined by
investigation, if the negotiations v/ere concluded, the
statement added, tne agreement would help to supply the Soconv
Vacuum foreign market west of Suez. - Reute?. ^ocony
CONFICnNTIRL.
No. 91-3.
PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. RESIDENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ,
' BAHRAIN.
the 14th January, 1947.
c °Py icrwarded, ?/ith compliments, to
1. nis Majesty* s Secretary of State for India,
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. , London.
2 * Tiie Secretary to the Government of India in the
external Affairs Department, New Delhi.
3. His Majesty*s Minister, Jedda.
4. The 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. , Kuwait.
5. The 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.
in continuation of this nesidency endorsement No. 4 -S.
the 2nd January, 1947. ~ ^ 5
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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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