File 537/1921 Part 1 'Persia: Oil - Defence of A.P. Oil Co's fields etc'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 537/1921 Part 1 'Persia: Oil - Defence of A.P. Oil Co's fields etc'
- Date:
- 1920/1924
- Description:
- Abstract: The item contains correspondence and other papers regarding the protection of oilfields in Arabistan, Persia [the southern part of Khuzestan Province, Iran] run by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). Topics discussed include:The withdrawal of a British military unit from Ahwaz [Ahvaz] following the end of the First World WarThe reliance for protection of the oilfields on continued friendly relations with the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and the Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyari] people, and considerations that these relations could be adversely influenced by the Soviet Union or by any attempt by the Government of Persia to assert more direct control over the areaPotential creation of a ‘volunteer defence force’ made up of APOC employees, and discussions over how the Government of Persia would react to such a forcePossible availability of British troops in Iraq for protection of the oilfields in an emergency, and discussion of the technicalities of requesting and providing such assistance.The primary correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the Colonial Office; the Air Ministry; the Committee of Imperial Defence; the Government of India; Air Headquarters, Iraq; the British Consul, Ahwaz; the British Consul, Baghdad; and APOC Ltd.Physical description: 1 item (161 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Defence
Bakhtiyārī (Tribe)
Emir of Mohammerah - Geographic region:
- Arabistan
- Rights:
- رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100124947168.0x000002_ar
81055/vdc_100124947168.0x000002_en
IOR/L/PS/10/965/1
IOR/L/PS/10/965/1