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IOR/L/PS/12/4488
- Record Id:
- 040-000559590
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000559581
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000691.0x000076
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100179818818.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/4488
- Title:
- Coll 44/9(S) ‘War. Defence, Protective and other measures. Persian Gulf: Maintenance of spare parts at Bahrein by oil companies operating in the Gulf’
- Scope & Content:
-
The file comprises copies of letters, telegrams and other papers relating to preparations for war. It discusses a proposal made by the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman) to keep in Bahrain (also written here as Bahrein) a large stock of spare parts in connection with the working of oilfields. The suggestion is that the stockpile could be a convenient and safe centre for use in the event of a major war, and that it could be used by all oil companies operating in the Persian Gulf.
The file includes the opinions of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and the Bahrain Petroleum Company regarding the proposal. Also discussed are the stocks and monthly supplies of the various oil companies.
The main correspondents are as follows: the India Office, London; the Political Residency, Bushire [Bushehr]; the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Military Branch, Admiralty; and the Petroleum Department.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000559581
040-000559590 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/4481-4580 : Political (External) Collection 44: War
IOR/L/PS/12/4488 : Coll 44/9(S) ‘War. Defence, Protective and other measures. Persian Gulf: Maintenance of spare parts at Bahrein by oil… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0045]/037-000559581[0009]/040-000559590
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (20 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1939
- End Date:
- 1939
- Date Range:
- 25 Jan 1939-29 Aug 1939
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 20; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- Coll 44/9
- Arrangement:
- The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Admiralty, 1708-1964
Persian Gulf Political Residency, 1822-1971
Petroleum Division, 1929-1970
Political Agent, Bahrain, 1905-1971 - Subjects:
- Oil
Supplies - Places:
- Bahrain, Persian Gulf, Asia