‘File 28/1 P Visit of enemy aircraft to Bahrain’

Name: ‘File 28/1 P Visit of enemy aircraft to Bahrain’
Author: Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)

İsim	‘File 28/1 P Visit of enemy aircraft to Bahrain’
Yazar	Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)
Basım Tarihi:	1940/1941
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Konu	Petroleum industry \| Petroleum refineries \| Second World War (1939-1945) \| Military aviation \| Aerial bombardment \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	44
Fiziksel Boyutlar	1 file (44 folios)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00003e_ar \| 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00003e_en \| IOR/R/15/2/669
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100000000241.0x00003e_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1940/1941
Notlar	The file comprises copies of correspondence and other papers relating to an air raid carried out by Italian bombers over the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) refinery in Bahrain and the California-Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) refinery at Dhahran [al-Ẓahrān] in Saudi Arabia, on the night of 19 October 1940. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent in Bahrain (Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior); the British Minister in Jedda (Hugh Stonehewer-Bird).The file includes:initial reports of the raid (ff 2-3);an order from the Government of Bahrain (f 4, copy at f 30) dated 19 October 1940, announcing the raid and the British Government’s intentions to take all measures in the defence of Bahrain. The order also calls for calm amongst the islands’ inhabitants;a draft letter written by the Political Agent to the Political Resident, dated 20 October 1940 (ff 10-12, copy at ff 27-29) giving details of: the number of planes taking part in the raid and their altitude; the number of bombs dropped; damage (of lack of damage) caused; and precautions being taken against further raids: placement of light machine gun posts, blackout measures, the preparation of air raid shelters, increased refinery patrols);correspondence from the British Minister at Jedda (ff 13-14, ff 15-16, f 32), giving an account of the Italian minister to Saudi Arabia’s initial denial of the raid over Dhahran, his response to the official announcement from the Italian Government of the raid over Bahrain, and his subsequent apology to the Amir Faisal [Fayṣal]. The British Minister at Jedda also reports on the official apology to Saudi Arabia from the Italian Government, and speculation that the refinery at Dhahran was mistaken for the BAPCO refinery at Bahrain by the Italian bombers;correspondence between Air Ministry and India Office officials in London (ff 41-42) discussing if such a raid could be repeated in future, and whether further air raid protection measures should be taken at Bahrain. \| 1 file (44 folios) \| The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 44-45) mirror the chronological arrangement. \| Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 46; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-43; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. \| more \| less
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‘File 28/1 P Visit of enemy aircraft to Bahrain’

Yazar Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)

Basım Tarihi 1940/1941

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Tür Kitap

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 44

Fiziksel Boyutlar 1 file (44 folios)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00003e_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00003e_en | IOR/R/15/2/669

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100000000241.0x00003e_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1940/1941

Notlar The file comprises copies of correspondence and other papers relating to an air raid carried out by Italian bombers over the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) refinery in Bahrain and the California-Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) refinery at Dhahran [al-Ẓahrān] in Saudi Arabia, on the night of 19 October 1940. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent in Bahrain (Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior); the British Minister in Jedda (Hugh Stonehewer-Bird).The file includes:initial reports of the raid (ff 2-3);an order from the Government of Bahrain (f 4, copy at f 30) dated 19 October 1940, announcing the raid and the British Government’s intentions to take all measures in the defence of Bahrain. The order also calls for calm amongst the islands’ inhabitants;a draft letter written by the Political Agent to the Political Resident, dated 20 October 1940 (ff 10-12, copy at ff 27-29) giving details of: the number of planes taking part in the raid and their altitude; the number of bombs dropped; damage (of lack of damage) caused; and precautions being taken against further raids: placement of light machine gun posts, blackout measures, the preparation of air raid shelters, increased refinery patrols);correspondence from the British Minister at Jedda (ff 13-14, ff 15-16, f 32), giving an account of the Italian minister to Saudi Arabia’s initial denial of the raid over Dhahran, his response to the official announcement from the Italian Government of the raid over Bahrain, and his subsequent apology to the Amir Faisal [Fayṣal]. The British Minister at Jedda also reports on the official apology to Saudi Arabia from the Italian Government, and speculation that the refinery at Dhahran was mistaken for the BAPCO refinery at Bahrain by the Italian bombers;correspondence between Air Ministry and India Office officials in London (ff 41-42) discussing if such a raid could be repeated in future, and whether further air raid protection measures should be taken at Bahrain. | 1 file (44 folios) | The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 44-45) mirror the chronological arrangement. | Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 46; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-43; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. | more | less

Parçası Olduğu British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers