Coll 30/185 'OIL: Hasa Oil. Qn of a pre-emption agreement.'

Title:

Coll 30/185 'OIL: Hasa Oil. Qn of a pre-emption agreement.'

Date:

1938/1940

Description:

Abstract: The file concerns the question ('Qn' in the file title) of whether the British Government required a pre-emption agreement (to commandeer oil in case of national emergency) in the case of oil from Hasa.The file includes correspondence on the matter from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; minutes by India Office officials; and comments from the Admiralty, the Petroleum Department, and the Foreign Office.The papers discuss the political and contractual position. The Political Resident confirms in a letter dated 23 January 1940 that all Hasa oil that was imported for refining in Bahrain was bought by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) from the California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC). This, in the opinion of British officials, would facilitate the commandeering of oil if necessary (folio 3)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.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Emergency Planning
Oil

Geographic region:

Hasa

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001ed_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001ed_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3923
IOR/L/PS/12/3923

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