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IOR/R/15/2/428
- Record Id:
- 040-000228702
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00023b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023443163.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/428
- Title:
- File 10/8 Production of aviation fuel by BAPCO [enlargement of the refinery]
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Secretary of State for India and Bahrain Petroleum Limited (BAPCO) representatives on the production of aviation fuel in Bahrain, the enlargement of the refinery and the employment of Italian workers from Eritrea.
The file contains reports, including data and tonnage on: 'Production of Refined Petroleum Products for years 1939 to 1945', 'Production of Crude Petroleum for years 1939 to 1945' and 'Exports of all products for the years 1938 to 1945' (folios 136-138).
There are letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah.
There are file notes (folios 157-168).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000228401
038-000228661
040-000228702 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/139-916 : Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/388-460 : File 10 Oil and Minerals
IOR/R/15/2/428 : File 10/8 Production of aviation fuel by BAPCO [enlargement of the refinery] - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0011]/038-000228661[0041]/040-000228702
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (172 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00023b
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1942
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 27 Jun 1942-21 Mar 1949
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- The foliation sequence starts at the front cover; numbering is in pencil and can be found in the top right corner, it starts with 1A, 1B; 2-39; 40A, 40B and 40c and then it finishes on 170, which is the last number given on the back cover of the file. Folio 109 is skipped (109 being marked on the verso of folio 108).
- Former External References:
- Confidential files: 10/8
- Arrangement:
- The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There are file notes (folios 157-168). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
- Administrative Context:
- In the early 1940s, BAPCO submitted to the United States Government a proposal for erecting a special plant at Bahrain for the production of aviation fuel, entirely financed by the United States Government and in agreement with the India Office.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)