‘File 28/61 War. BAPCO and A.I.O.C. – Attitude of employees regarding enlistment in armed forces at outbreak of war’

Name: ‘File 28/61 War. BAPCO and A.I.O.C. – Attitude of employees regarding enlistment in armed forces at outbreak of war’
Author: Bahrain Petroleum Company, Chief Local Representative (correspondent) | Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)

İsim	‘File 28/61 War. BAPCO and A.I.O.C. – Attitude of employees regarding enlistment in armed forces at outbreak of war’
Yazar	Bahrain Petroleum Company, Chief Local Representative (correspondent) \| Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)
Basım Tarihi:	1939/1939
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Konu	Military recruitment \| Petroleum industry \| Second World War (1939-1945) \| Employees \| Defence \| Defence policy \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	62
Fiziksel Boyutlar	1 file (62 folios)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0000a2_ar \| 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0000a2_en \| IOR/R/15/2/753
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100000000241.0x0000a2_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1939/1939
Notlar	The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to the appointment of employees of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) as special police officers, to be engaged as part of BAPCO’s oil refinery defence scheme in time of war. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior); and the Chief Local Representative for BAPCO (John S Black; Milton H Lipp).The file includes:copies of correspondence between the British Legation at Tehran and the Foreign Office, relating to the drawing up of lists of surplus employees of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), who might be commissioned in time of war, and correspondence between the Political Agent and Political Resident, agreeing that similar lists should be drawn up in collaboration with BAPCO (ff 2-9);correspondence from the Chief Local Representative at BAPCO: nominal lists of employees in accordance with the proposed Refinery Defence Scheme (ff 10-11, f 14); lists of employees with their names and departure dates (ff 15-17); a draft copy of a note entitled ‘Defence Protection for the Bahrein Petroleum Company in the Event of Hostilities’ (ff 18-31);notices issued by the Political Agency, containing lists of employees to be appointed as special police officers under the Bahrain Order-in-Council and King’s Regulation No. 2 of 1938 (ff 12-13, ff 33-34, ff 35-36);correspondence concerning the restiveness of some British BAPCO employees after the declaration of war in Europe; a request for an official statement on the importance of oil production in war time; a request from the Political Agent for the authority to create a Volunteer Defence Force in Bahrain; correspondence between India Office and Foreign Office officials on official policy for British BAPCO employees (ff 38-52);correspondence over whether the appointment of special police officers from BAPCO staff represents a breach of civil contract, with the Political Agent stating that the appointments are not an order, and are ‘entirely voluntary’ (ff 53-54);correspondence concerning the relative importance of oil production in Bahrain, including a secret letter sent from by John Percival Gibson of the India Office to F C Starling of the Petroleum Department, dated 27 September 1939, setting the importance of Bahrain’s oil in a broader context, in terms of production quantity, quality, and its usefulness to the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force (ff 58-62).One letter in the file is erroneously dated (f 7), being given as 8 August 1938 instead of 8 August 1939. \| 1 file (62 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 (f 63) mirror the chronological arrangement. \| Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 64; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-62; 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 28/61 War. BAPCO and A.I.O.C. – Attitude of employees regarding enlistment in armed forces at outbreak of war’

Yazar Bahrain Petroleum Company, Chief Local Representative (correspondent) | Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)

Basım Tarihi 1939/1939

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Tür Kitap

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 62

Fiziksel Boyutlar 1 file (62 folios)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0000a2_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0000a2_en | IOR/R/15/2/753

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100000000241.0x0000a2_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1939/1939

Notlar The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to the appointment of employees of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) as special police officers, to be engaged as part of BAPCO’s oil refinery defence scheme in time of war. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior); and the Chief Local Representative for BAPCO (John S Black; Milton H Lipp).The file includes:copies of correspondence between the British Legation at Tehran and the Foreign Office, relating to the drawing up of lists of surplus employees of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), who might be commissioned in time of war, and correspondence between the Political Agent and Political Resident, agreeing that similar lists should be drawn up in collaboration with BAPCO (ff 2-9);correspondence from the Chief Local Representative at BAPCO: nominal lists of employees in accordance with the proposed Refinery Defence Scheme (ff 10-11, f 14); lists of employees with their names and departure dates (ff 15-17); a draft copy of a note entitled ‘Defence Protection for the Bahrein Petroleum Company in the Event of Hostilities’ (ff 18-31);notices issued by the Political Agency, containing lists of employees to be appointed as special police officers under the Bahrain Order-in-Council and King’s Regulation No. 2 of 1938 (ff 12-13, ff 33-34, ff 35-36);correspondence concerning the restiveness of some British BAPCO employees after the declaration of war in Europe; a request for an official statement on the importance of oil production in war time; a request from the Political Agent for the authority to create a Volunteer Defence Force in Bahrain; correspondence between India Office and Foreign Office officials on official policy for British BAPCO employees (ff 38-52);correspondence over whether the appointment of special police officers from BAPCO staff represents a breach of civil contract, with the Political Agent stating that the appointments are not an order, and are ‘entirely voluntary’ (ff 53-54);correspondence concerning the relative importance of oil production in Bahrain, including a secret letter sent from by John Percival Gibson of the India Office to F C Starling of the Petroleum Department, dated 27 September 1939, setting the importance of Bahrain’s oil in a broader context, in terms of production quantity, quality, and its usefulness to the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force (ff 58-62).One letter in the file is erroneously dated (f 7), being given as 8 August 1938 instead of 8 August 1939. | 1 file (62 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 (f 63) mirror the chronological arrangement. | Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 64; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-62; 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