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Coll 30/198 ‘Persian Gulf Defence : - ABADAN.’ [‎29r] (57/229)

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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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You will reiiieintist that at the taeeting at
wnich we diecusseS "payment'“of corapensation for
war injuries to Brit ion subjects in Persia
engaged in civil uefenee duties, it was agreed
t a ;old ask the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
to let us know the rates at which they corapensate
their own employees who are injured in tne course
of their normal duties*
X asiced Elkington for these details and I
enclose a copy of his reply, from which you will
see thet the Company have no fixed scale of
compensation for their own staff, but only for
"other employees" (I am not quite clear as to
who are covered by this ter®;* perhaps ^ou
would let me know if there are any further
quertions which you would like us to put to the
Com >any.
The Inaia Office could no doubt supply a
copy of the Indian Workmen's Compensation Act*
e could let you have a copy of the Persian
Factory An East India Company trading post. Act, if this would be of any use to you*
I am s ending copies of this letter to
Chapman, at the Ministry of Pensions, and to
Lumby, at 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. .
(Signed) W.H. YOUNG.
G*H* Barrington Chance, Esq

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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)
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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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