‘File 86/2 XV (C 86) Bahrain Oil’

Name: ‘File 86/2 XV (C 86) Bahrain Oil’
Author: Bahrain Petroleum Company (correspondent) | Political Agent, Bahrain (correspondent)

İsim	‘File 86/2 XV (C 86) Bahrain Oil’
Yazar	Bahrain Petroleum Company (correspondent) \| Political Agent, Bahrain (correspondent)
Basım Tarihi:	1937/1942
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Konu	Concessions, Oil, Bahrain \| Petroleum products \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	156
Fiziksel Boyutlar	1 volume (156 folios)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00027d_ar \| 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00027d_en \| IOR/R/15/1/663
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100000000193.0x00027d_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1937/1942
Notlar	The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to oil production in Bahrain, being undertaken by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO). The volume is a direct continuation of ‘File 86/2 XIV (C 67) Bahrain Oil’ (IOR/R/15/1/662). The principal correspondents in the volume are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Fowle until August 1939, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior thereafter), the Political Agent in Bahrain, (Captain Tom Hickinbotham until October 1937, Hugh Weightman from October 1937 to October 1940, and Major Reginald Alban thereafter), and various local representatives of BAPCO.The subjects covered by the volume are:Preferences (or preferred markets) for Bahrain oil, with Australia and New Zealand proposed, and British opposition to the principle of preferences, on the grounds that oil production in Britain’s empire is too small (folios 4-11);Changes to the appointment of BAPCO’s Chief Local Representative, with numerous incumbents of the post: John Black, C. Deacon, Dr Kennedy and Milton Lipp.Most of the volume’s correspondence refers to the impact of the Second World War upon Bahrain and BAPCO activities:Discussion amongst British officials over the possible pre-emption of Bahrain oil (folios 38, 52-53), and BAPCO’s willingness to cooperate with the British Government (folio 49);Discussion of the strategic importance of Bahrain’s oil, the release of BAPCO employees for military service, and defence of BAPCO facilities (folios 57-59);An enquiry from the Air Ministry regarding Bahrain’s ability to produce aviation fuel and at what rate, with a detailed technical response from BAPCO staff (folios 75, 77-78);The Political Agent’s preference for Milford Lipp as Chief Local Representative, because communications have been ‘expeditiously disposed of’ under Lipp’s authority (folios 81-91, 106-08); Lipp’s status as a U.S. citizen, leading to an agreement signed by Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah and BAPCO, permitting the appointment of a non-British citizen as Chief Local Representative for the duration of the war (folios 93, 113);Lipp’s suggestion that the Company’s geological plans and records be moved to a secure location (New York), to prevent them falling into enemy hands, a proposal agreed to by all parties concerned (folios 96-103);A drop in oil production in Bahrain in 1941 (folios 109, 116-16A), as a result of reduced demand due to petrol rationing to supply areas such as India, and a shortage of available tankers (folios 119-20); explanation of the drop in royalties to Shaikh Hamad; a subsequent increase in production at the end of 1941 (folios 124-30).The volume also includes a press cutting from the Iraq Times, dated 9 November 1937, which remarks on the superior quality of Bahrain’s oil (folio 12), and a copy of BAPCO’s accounts for the first half of 1938 (folios 36-37). \| 1 volume (156 folios) \| The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The office notes at the end of the volume (ff 137-50) mirror the chronological arrangement. There is a subject index at the front of the volume (f 3) which refers to the volume’s uncircled pencil foliation.Many items of correspondence in the volume have pencil annotations. These annotations will refer to other items of correspondence in the same volume (indicated by a page or folio number), in other parts of the File 86/2 Bahrain Oil subject (usually indicated by the confidential file number), or other subject files of the Bushire Residency (indicated by A Series file number). \| Foliation: The main foliation sequence begins on the first folio and ends on the last folio, using circled pencil numbers found at the top and centre of each recto. A second sequence paginates every page of text between ff 4-203 with some gaps, and a third sequence paginates the office notes at the back of the volume; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, they can be found in the top left or top right corners of the verso and recto side of each folio respectively. Numbers written throughout the volume in red and blue pencil are part of the volume’s original filing system, and correspond to the office notes index at the end of the volume (ff 137-50). \| more \| less
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‘File 86/2 XV (C 86) Bahrain Oil’

Yazar Bahrain Petroleum Company (correspondent) | Political Agent, Bahrain (correspondent)

Basım Tarihi 1937/1942

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Konu Concessions, Oil, Bahrain | Petroleum products | more | less

Tür Kitap

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 156

Fiziksel Boyutlar 1 volume (156 folios)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00027d_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00027d_en | IOR/R/15/1/663

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100000000193.0x00027d_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1937/1942

Notlar The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to oil production in Bahrain, being undertaken by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO). The volume is a direct continuation of ‘File 86/2 XIV (C 67) Bahrain Oil’ (IOR/R/15/1/662). The principal correspondents in the volume are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Fowle until August 1939, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior thereafter), the Political Agent in Bahrain, (Captain Tom Hickinbotham until October 1937, Hugh Weightman from October 1937 to October 1940, and Major Reginald Alban thereafter), and various local representatives of BAPCO.The subjects covered by the volume are:Preferences (or preferred markets) for Bahrain oil, with Australia and New Zealand proposed, and British opposition to the principle of preferences, on the grounds that oil production in Britain’s empire is too small (folios 4-11);Changes to the appointment of BAPCO’s Chief Local Representative, with numerous incumbents of the post: John Black, C. Deacon, Dr Kennedy and Milton Lipp.Most of the volume’s correspondence refers to the impact of the Second World War upon Bahrain and BAPCO activities:Discussion amongst British officials over the possible pre-emption of Bahrain oil (folios 38, 52-53), and BAPCO’s willingness to cooperate with the British Government (folio 49);Discussion of the strategic importance of Bahrain’s oil, the release of BAPCO employees for military service, and defence of BAPCO facilities (folios 57-59);An enquiry from the Air Ministry regarding Bahrain’s ability to produce aviation fuel and at what rate, with a detailed technical response from BAPCO staff (folios 75, 77-78);The Political Agent’s preference for Milford Lipp as Chief Local Representative, because communications have been ‘expeditiously disposed of’ under Lipp’s authority (folios 81-91, 106-08); Lipp’s status as a U.S. citizen, leading to an agreement signed by Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah and BAPCO, permitting the appointment of a non-British citizen as Chief Local Representative for the duration of the war (folios 93, 113);Lipp’s suggestion that the Company’s geological plans and records be moved to a secure location (New York), to prevent them falling into enemy hands, a proposal agreed to by all parties concerned (folios 96-103);A drop in oil production in Bahrain in 1941 (folios 109, 116-16A), as a result of reduced demand due to petrol rationing to supply areas such as India, and a shortage of available tankers (folios 119-20); explanation of the drop in royalties to Shaikh Hamad; a subsequent increase in production at the end of 1941 (folios 124-30).The volume also includes a press cutting from the Iraq Times, dated 9 November 1937, which remarks on the superior quality of Bahrain’s oil (folio 12), and a copy of BAPCO’s accounts for the first half of 1938 (folios 36-37). | 1 volume (156 folios) | The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The office notes at the end of the volume (ff 137-50) mirror the chronological arrangement. There is a subject index at the front of the volume (f 3) which refers to the volume’s uncircled pencil foliation.Many items of correspondence in the volume have pencil annotations. These annotations will refer to other items of correspondence in the same volume (indicated by a page or folio number), in other parts of the File 86/2 Bahrain Oil subject (usually indicated by the confidential file number), or other subject files of the Bushire Residency (indicated by A Series file number). | Foliation: The main foliation sequence begins on the first folio and ends on the last folio, using circled pencil numbers found at the top and centre of each recto. A second sequence paginates every page of text between ff 4-203 with some gaps, and a third sequence paginates the office notes at the back of the volume; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, they can be found in the top left or top right corners of the verso and recto side of each folio respectively. Numbers written throughout the volume in red and blue pencil are part of the volume’s original filing system, and correspond to the office notes index at the end of the volume (ff 137-50). | more | less

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