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Coll 30/198 ‘Persian Gulf Defence : - ABADAN.’ [‎23v] (46/229)

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The record is made up of 1 file (113 folios). It was created in 23 Apr 1942-15 Jul 1943. 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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4 ANY PKRSOK who in eocordenee with the fore-going Ar ^ ic ^® ,
4 ,;•> 1 thP r rformsnc- of Civil defence Dutiee may be called
upon* 1 n*eecordenoe P * 1 th'^th^procedure deserved hereinafter to perf 0 ™
t h■ t*'il'-'v*in»- Jutiet including the inBtruCwion nnu tr.ming
the re fort - that le to eay, fire prevention, fire-fighting, firet
aid. anti-gas measures, messenger service during air rai-t a- •
any other civilian services required for tne purpose
or^mitigating attacks by the enemy. Fire prevention
include:-
i’Cl X V-4. L- V* ,
of fore eta 1 litr$
duti«F shall
ibi
(c)
{ a)
vyfilching for the fr.n of incerdinry bombs;
taiin such step* fie ?re immediately practicable
oy fires from whatever cauae ©rielng;
the summoning of assistance to deal *ith fires, anu
remaining in readiness to do >.a), ..b. and o .
'\lt
5 (») lils Kaitsty’o Consular officers in the province of
huziatan :u. y^rerve , of cat MwVStSS
in -htir dislricts, liable for ci-il defence Z'rtiet, a noxie _
s^etin t,hat he has been enrolled for the performonce etvi
Ssfenoe . «l * *f>l be «fCM« to have been .0
snrolled^j ^ ir;6 ciV vei under this Article iV ksrosfter in thi»
-rdei' referred to'as »n enrolment .Notice.
« i* v- rv enrol aunt notice shall specify the person or
persons or describe the class of pereone by whom there may be given to
the person deemed to have been enrolled, directions de.inin^ -h.
duties to be performed by-him and the time, piece en: menn-r
of thdr performance and the person or parsons so specified .or of the
class so described may give directions accordingly,
tal'tb^rersor^or persons, nr class of pereone authorised to
give euch directions nay be varied from time to time by *
notief served by bis Hejesty e Consular officer for the district
in which the person in recei t of such notice reetdnes
(b the tierio e for which a person enrolled by virtue it
enrol -c-nt un'-er the order is required by any such directions
to perform such duties, shall not in the aggregate exceed^
b-iup^ be inf outside hie working hours in ench rertod of ..our v.-e s
of "uch lower numb;r of hours as may b. fixed in resnect of such
vrLons in accordance wi-t* Artich s v end li> ’<? «ika
7.For the purposes of proviso (b) of the preceding Article
f & *, «neriod of four weeks”' nee ns s nerlod of four vr ^ f;
beginnin. with the date of thi Order, or wi ! h any late exact y
f fir weeks or an exact multiple of four 8 aftw? that "*•»..
*' ( b ' for the purpose of calculating the aggregate perio s fop
Aiilchiaftyb rson la required to pi rfom civil defence Juttea in
any . triod of four weeks, any peri >d tor which he ie rf._ cir a
to attend for instruction and- training in such duties eh 1
Included; ^ ^ „ y 8 person on the performance of civil
defence duties v lihln the ordinary hourt! for which he ie worhinf,
for is employer, even it such dutiaa re performed elsewhere than
on the premises of hie employer shall not be deemed to be nart
of the period for which such persons may he called upon under
this order.
8. awry person who is required to perform civil defence
duties bv virtue of enrol-ent under this Crdar shall comply ith
any directions iven to him by His Majesty’s Consular officer for
the district in which he reeidee, or by any r re^n or r. one
authorised by such Consula - Officer to five directions, to otund
e t e s-Dtcified time end place for the purpose of performing cV 11
defence duties or of receiving instruction and ^rainin- in such
duties and shell also cpmply wXvh ; ©ny^H^ett^ne^giyen no him >.n
nc course the perf oritepct^ of ©uchj duitdett' hfr w'instruction and
training by the person in dherge thereof. ;

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The file contains papers mostly relating to the defence of Abadan (and to a lesser extent other areas of Persia [Iran] and Bahrein [Bahrain]) during the Second World War.

It includes papers concerning the following: the defence of oil installations of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) at Abadan from air attack and sabotage; an order (Regulation 29 BB of the Defence (General) Regulations, 1939) requiring British subjects and British protected persons in Persia to perform civil defence duties at Abadan, in the oilfields and at Kermanshah; the question of the application of the Regulation to Indian and Dominion British subjects; arrangements for the payment of compensation for war injuries to British subjects and British protected persons in Persia engaged in civil defence duties; and the question of compensation for war injuries for Indian employees of the AIOC in Persia.

The papers consist of correspondence and other papers including:

  • Minutes of the Security Executive Conference on security of oil installations at Abadan, 19 August 1942, and note by the Chairman, 18 August 1942
  • Minutes of a meeting held at the Foreign Office on 31 December 1943 to discuss the application of Regulation 29 BB to Persia
  • A copy of an instrument delegating to HM Minister at Tehran powers of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under Regulation 29 BB
  • A memorandum of instructions for HM Minister at Tehran on the operation of Defence Regulation 29 BB.

The main correspondents are as follows: the Government of India, External Affairs Department; the Ministry of Fuel and Power, Petroleum Division (formerly the Petroleum Department); the Foreign Office; the Minister of State, Cairo [Minister of State Resident in the Middle East]; and HM Minister, Tehran.

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 (113 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in 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 115, 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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