'File 5/8 Oil expansion in Middle East'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 5/8 Oil expansion in Middle East'
- Date:
- 1943/1949
- Description:
- Abstract: This file contains correspondence and reports relating to the expansion of oil exploration and export operations in the Middle East. The file's papers are particularly concerned with the wartime Anglo-American efforts to secure sufficient crude oil supplies for the war effort and subsequent years. Of note are press clippings (ff 40-44) from the British press on the proceedings of these diplomatic efforts, and projections on the importance of Middle Eastern sources of oil into the post-war era for the Allies.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 155; 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Petroleum industry
Oil
Petroleum - Rights:
- رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000112_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000112_en
IOR/R/15/5/263
IOR/R/15/5/263