‘File 28/5 VI Licenses for export of oil from Bahrain.’

Title:

‘File 28/5 VI Licenses for export of oil from Bahrain.’

Date:

1945/1946

Description:

Abstract: The file comprises requests made by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) for licences to export petroleum products from Bahrain, sent by the Chief Local Representative for Bahrain (J O Fifer during 1945; R M Brown during 1946) to the Political Agency.Each of the export licence requests, which are numbered, detail: the assignee of the export; the name of the vessel and its place of registration; the date for loading at Bahrain; the quantity and type of petroleum products to be loaded; the destination of the export; the consignee (a significant proportion of which is marked as ‘US Navy’; the tonnage of diesel fuel in the ship’s bunkers. On some requests the destination and consignee is not specified, and is marked instead as ‘sailing under sealed orders’. Included amongst the licence requests are some export licences which were cancelled and sent back to the Political Agency. These licences typically have the word ‘cancelled’ written across them in blue or red pen, or bear a stamp marking them as cancelled. The file also contains some letters from representatives of Gray, Mackenzie and Company, relating to requests made for licences by BAPCO.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 394; 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 2-75; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located located in the same position as the main sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Petroleum industry
Petroleum products
Exports
Bahrain Petroleum Company

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00004c_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00004c_en
IOR/R/15/2/683
IOR/R/15/2/683

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