Map showing oil concession areas, the pipeline between Kirkuk [Iraq] and Haifa [Palestine], and the projected Trans-Arabian pipeline. The map is drawn by GSI GHQ MEF (Geological Survey of India General Headquarters Mediterranean Expeditionary Force).
File 39/8 Oil Development, Middle East: Trans-Arabian pipe line
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Government of India, the India Office, the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Fuel and Power and the Political Resident at Bahrain about American interest in Middle East oil. The correspondence discusses a Trans-Arabian oil pipeline to the Mediterranean ...