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Coll 30/216 'Development of oil supplies in the Middle East.' [33r] (65/131)
The record is made up of 1 file (63 folios). It was created in 18 Nov 1943-12 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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[CYPHER] WAR CABINE T DISTRIBUT ION,.
FROM WASHINGTON TO FOREIGN OFFICE.
Viscount Halifax
No, 920 »
23rd February, 19440
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IMMEDIATE,
My telegram No 0 882.
You will have seen the President’s telegram of
February 22nd to the Prime Minister about oil talks,
Stettinius telephoned me this morning asking where we now
stand and saying that we must be prepared now to reach
definite decision together as to whether we were going to
have talks or not 0 He was under growing pressure from the
press. I told him I would inform you,
2. As I have already reported. I think that we should
be seeing ghosts if we sheered off from talks in the Dear
that something sinister may be asked of us. Talks would be
ad referendum by the Governments and if something we do not
like is put to us we can always say no, aru-D should, expect
that a sufficient measure of agreement on other points
would still result. If we take the other line and refuse
talks, the matter will remain an irritant in our relations,
3. May I have your very early views?
OTP.
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The file contains papers concerning the British Government's decision in 1943 to sanction an increase in oil production in the Middle East.
The papers include: the agreement of the military authorities, 1943; papers of the War Cabinet Oil Control Board, November 1943 (including approval for the recommencement of drilling at Qatar); Foreign Office 'Survey of the Oil Resources of the Middle East' (with map and graph), 28 February 1945; Foreign Office map of 'Concession Areas in the Middle East', October 1946; papers dated 1946 concerning a memorandum entitled 'Oil and the Middle East' by K Stock of the Ministry of Fuel and Power; and papers concerning a request from the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) for trade statistics on the consumption of petroleum products in certain Middle Eastern countries, 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (63 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 65, 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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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3959
- Title
- Coll 30/216 'Development of oil supplies in the Middle East.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 5v:7v, 11r:16v, 18r:27v, 29r:44r, 44ar:44av, 45r:64v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence