'File 10/8 Production of aviation fuel by BAPCO [enlargement of the refinery]'

The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Secretary of State for India and Bahrain Petroleum Limited (BAPCO) representatives on the production of aviation fuel in Bahrain, the enlargement of the refinery and the employment of Italian workers from Eritrea. The file contains reports, including data and tonnage on: 'Production of Refined Petroleum Products for years 1939 to 1945', 'Production of Crude Petroleum for years 1939 to 1945' and 'Exports of all products for the years 1938 to 1945' (folios 136-138). There are letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah. There are file notes (folios 157-168).

The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There are file notes (folios 157-168). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.

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In the early 1940s, BAPCO submitted to the United States Government a proposal for erecting a special plant at Bahrain for the production of aviation fuel, entirely financed by the United States Government and in agreement with the India Office.