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'File 7/4 Aviation and Air Force Matters' [209r] (430/506)
The record is made up of 1 volume (248 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1926-24 Dec 1931. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers.
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7 . S2)
most convenient floating and refuelling base for our various
activities. The three intermediaries from Sur also did useful
work.
Umrri Has a s .
12. Whether Umm Rasas fulfils tte technical requirements
of the R.A.P. is of course for the R.A.P. authorities to
decide. Prom the political point of view it is certainly
much better than any place on the mainland. The inhabitants
are inclined to be friendly, and the fact that it is
situated on an island makes it safer and less open to the
intrusions of raiding parties. For the same reason any pol
itical problems connected with the forming of an R.A.F. port
of call there are likely to be less complicated.
■' 7 ho * s Who on Masirah.
13. following are the Headmen (Muqaddimeen) of the
Island {see para. 4):-
1. Abdullah bin Khamis Taraifi (Fuwaris) of Sur.
2. Salim bin Said Garmeshi (Puwaris) of Dawa.
3. Humaid bin Rashid al Farsi of Safaij.
4. Juma bin Mamad Behairi ( Arama ) of Safaij»«
.. 5 : t Khamis bin Salim Messhhaml (Fuwaris) of Khaloof.
Of these No. 1 ipara. 3 above; was one of the intermediaries
taken from Sur.
One Samad Mn Ali 3 though not a Headman, appeared to
take a more sensible and broader view of things in general,
than his fellow Islanders. He would Probably be a useful
intermediary on a future occasion.
Future Policy.
14. As I stated in my telegram already referred to the
getting of the agreement is - in my opinion - now only a
matter of time. After another visit or two of flying boats
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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bushire, Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat; officials in the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. and the Government of India; the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies; officials of the Air Ministry, London; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, the Adviser to the Bahrain Government; RAF (Royal Air Force) officials at the Iraq Command; the High Commissioner of Iraq at Baghdad; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and members of No. 203 Squadron RAF.
The correspondence concerns the establishment of an air route along the Arabian littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; seaplane reconnaisance missions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. carried out by No. 203 Squadron RAF; the construction of landing grounds, seaplane anchorages and refuelling stations at various locations along the Arabian littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including Kuwait, al-Ḥasā’, Bahrain, Qatar, Ṣīr Banī Yās, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwayn, Ra's al-Khaymah, Muscat and Maṣīrah island.
Also included within these papers are:
- Sketch map of northern Bahrain depicting Manamah and Sitrah Island (f. 85);
- Notes by the Air Staff on the Regulations of Air Control in Undeveloped Countries, dated 21 November 1928 (f. 65);
- Plan Showing Landing Ground in Bahrein (f. 108B);
- Details of Air Chief Marshal Sir William Geoffrey Hanson Salmond's 1929 air journey to India;
- Details of Under-Secretary of State for Air Sir Philip Sassoon's 1931-32 air journey to India.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (248 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- 'File 7/4 Aviation and Air Force Matters'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:22v, 22ar:22av, 23r:76v, 78v:84v, 86r:107v, 108ar:108av, 109r:118v, 121v:122v, 124v:163v, 163ar:163av, 164r:198v, 198ar:198av, 199r:246v, back-i
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