مجموعة ٨٣/٥ "مرافق التزود بالوقود الخاصة بسلاح الجو الملكي وفيلق النقل بالجيش الأمريكي في البحرين" [و‎‎١‎٢‎٥] (٤٢٩/٢٤٩)

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AIR MINISTRY,
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Dear Peel,
KING CHARLES STREET,
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Whitehall, S.W.1.
19th June, 19^4*
Bahrein once again.’ You will have seen the reply From tbs 4 0. C.
saying that it is inpossible for the H, 4 P« to operate 1she tanks at
liiharraq. The Service authorities here are' satisfied that he is right.
They say also that it is almost the invariable pr&cti®<^ to contract this
«vork out to tne Riej. Gonpanies. We are therefore forced to make a
choice nor.', to take effect as soon as the tanks are finally installed
and ready for operation. I do not know how soon that will be.
7/hat we would like to do is to give the work to the Anglo-Persian
Co ltd any xrom die outset. If only we were really sure of our legal
ground, we would do so without hesitation. personal view is that our
i ground is strong enough to justify our going ahead. These
liiharraq tanks have nothing whatever to do with the wells and refineiu.es
to which the Bahrein Company *s Agreement relate s.
Actually the Bahrein Company have nothing to gain, so far as I can
see, by doing this maintenance; their interests are in bulk fuel supply
and that is not affected. We infer from the A. 0. C. ’s reply that he" had*
not yet made the Agreement about maintenance and operation, and if you
agree we will telegraph to him forthwith to arrange with the other
Company and to say to the Bahrein Company that he has received
instructions from the Air MLnistxy to continue to employ the Anglo-
^ 31 oian ^ Company as our agents in this respect, in continuance of the
refuelling services wliich they are now giving us. Vr^r ^
I might add that, as regards Manama, we have just heard that the
d, 0. A.C. are providing #iat is called a Dumb Barge at .d&nana (capacity
80,000 gallons;, which will do away with the need for any special local
tanks at that point. The Barge will be kept filled from the pipeline
on the jetty.
Copy to : ministry of Fuel & Power,
(II*. Berthoud ).
3* Peel, Esq., C. L S.
India Office, *
iCing Charles Street
s. vr. 1. ,
Sincerely yours,
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