Coll 30/210 'Bahrein Oil: production of aviation fuel (100 octane) at Bahrein'

Name: Coll 30/210 'Bahrein Oil: production of aviation fuel (100 octane) at Bahrein'
Author: Bahrain Petroleum Company (correspondent)

İsim	Coll 30/210 'Bahrein Oil: production of aviation fuel (100 octane) at Bahrein'
Yazar	Bahrain Petroleum Company (correspondent)
Basım Tarihi:	1938/1946
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Konu	Labour migration \| Fuel production \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	97
Fiziksel Boyutlar	1 file (97 folios)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000208_ar \| 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000208_en \| IOR/L/PS/12/3950
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100000000648.0x000208_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1938/1946
Notlar	The file concerns the establishment of a 100 octane aviation fuel production plant at the refinery of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) at Bahrain. The plant was to cost $18 million, and be 75% financed by the United States (US) Government.The papers cover: correspondence from the Government of India, the Ministry of Fuel and Power, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent, Bahrain, and BAPCO; a projected increase in the number of US citizens in Bahrain as a result of the construction of the plant, and a proposal by the US State Department for a US consulate in Bahrain, May-June 1943; proposals by BAPCO to use free Italian workmen from Eritrea in the construction of the plant, because of a failure to obtain local labour, September-October 1944; the Ministry of Fuel and Power's desire to assist the US in the production of aviation fuel within the British sphere of influence (folio 41); the opposition of the Shaikh of Bahrain to the proposed use of Italian workmen (see particularly the Political Resident's telegram of 5 October 1944 (folio 35), and minutes of meeting at the Ministry of Fuel and Power, dated 20 October 1944 (folios 28-29)); the proposed recruitment of Iraqi workmen instead, October 1944; the use of Italians at Ras Tanura [Ra’s Tannūrah] (folio 23) and Dhahran (folio 15); and correspondence concerning production at the plant, 1945-46.There is no correspondence dated 1940-41.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. \| 1 file (97 folios) \| The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. \| Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 99; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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Coll 30/210 'Bahrein Oil: production of aviation fuel (100 octane) at Bahrein'

Yazar Bahrain Petroleum Company (correspondent)

Basım Tarihi 1938/1946

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Konu Labour migration | Fuel production | more | less

Tür Kitap

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 97

Fiziksel Boyutlar 1 file (97 folios)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000208_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000208_en | IOR/L/PS/12/3950

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100000000648.0x000208_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1938/1946

Notlar The file concerns the establishment of a 100 octane aviation fuel production plant at the refinery of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) at Bahrain. The plant was to cost $18 million, and be 75% financed by the United States (US) Government.The papers cover: correspondence from the Government of India, the Ministry of Fuel and Power, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent, Bahrain, and BAPCO; a projected increase in the number of US citizens in Bahrain as a result of the construction of the plant, and a proposal by the US State Department for a US consulate in Bahrain, May-June 1943; proposals by BAPCO to use free Italian workmen from Eritrea in the construction of the plant, because of a failure to obtain local labour, September-October 1944; the Ministry of Fuel and Power's desire to assist the US in the production of aviation fuel within the British sphere of influence (folio 41); the opposition of the Shaikh of Bahrain to the proposed use of Italian workmen (see particularly the Political Resident's telegram of 5 October 1944 (folio 35), and minutes of meeting at the Ministry of Fuel and Power, dated 20 October 1944 (folios 28-29)); the proposed recruitment of Iraqi workmen instead, October 1944; the use of Italians at Ras Tanura [Ra’s Tannūrah] (folio 23) and Dhahran (folio 15); and correspondence concerning production at the plant, 1945-46.There is no correspondence dated 1940-41.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. | 1 file (97 folios) | The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. | Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 99; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. | more | less

Parçası Olduğu British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers