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Petroleum affairs

CONFIDENTIAL
Bahrain tolonrnm No. 1012 to Forolnn Offloo
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4, British Potroleum are already planning to take over from the
Bahrain Petroleum Company the supply of Ti'ucial States and
Muscat. They will prohahly have to do so quicker than they
oxpoctcd if the Bahrain Potroleum Company production is
drastically reduced. I shall ho glad if their managers in
Persia and Ifcaq may ho informed.
Foreign Office pass Immediate to Jodda, Bagdad, Tehran,
P.O.M.E.F, and Washington as my telegrams Nos, 110, 175, 51,
240 and 34,
[Repeated to Jedda, Bagdad, Tehran, P.O.M.E.F. and
Washington]

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ADVANCE COPIES:-

Private Secretary
Sir I, Kirkpatrick
Mr, Dean
Mr, Ross
Mr. Wright
Head of Eastern Department
Hoad of African Department
Head of Economic Relations Department
Mr, Ashe (P.U.S.D.)
EEEEE Resident Clerk