Coll 5/50 ‘Air Route to India: Authorisation for occasional flights along the Arab Coast of the Persian Gulf’
IOR/L/PS/12/2003
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The record is made up of 1 file (11 folios). It was created in 10 Dec 1935-23 Dec 1935. It was written in English. 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 Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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The file contains correspondence between the Air Ministry, 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 Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , documenting the process of obtaining special authorisation for a Christmas flight (London to Karachi via Cairo, and return) by Imperial Airways around 18-19 December 1935; permission was required from local rulers for landings at Kuwait, Bahrain, and Gwadur.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (11 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 13; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Archival file
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- 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 Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Archive reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/2003
- Former external reference(s)
- Coll 5/50
- Date(s)
- 10 Dec 1935-23 Dec 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
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- People & organisations
- Air MinistryImperial AirwaysPolitical Resident, Persian Gulf
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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/2003
- Title
- Coll 5/50 ‘Air Route to India: Authorisation for occasional flights along the Arab Coast of the Persian Gulf’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:12v, back-i, back
- Author
- Burchall, Harold
- Copyright
- ©British Airways
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