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'File 21/20 Airways, Private Aviators' [12r] (28/292)
The record is made up of 1 volume (142 folios). It was created in 12 Nov 1932-22 Feb 1939. It was written in English, French 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 Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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tiie permit and proceeded on hie way. At Siiaibah while
he wae refuelling.he entered into conTeroation with a
number of men of the Hoyal -nir i'orce.who aug^eeteci to
him tiiat.that if there w«m any doubt about his per^iite for
ersia.he might go by v/ay of Bahrain and uhttrjah. X
gather that tnie wae merely' idle talk end that ne did not
get into touch with any rcoponeible pereon. He then flew
on to Bahrain.whcre he landed at about 14*00 hours. Hie
intention wae to proceed to India and there to fly his
machine about 10.000 feet up lount Kvereot and then to
walk the oda Ifc.OQk feet to the summit. To as sis t iiim he
had an oxygen apparatus weighing 10 pounds which ws.o to
supply oxygen for ®evcn~and~amth&lf hours. He han newer
seen the Himalayas and had newer been above 10.000 feet,
but ii,‘d been training for this exploit for the last ten
months •
4. On the 0 let -ay at about 15*00 hours the t^gent
of Imperial ^virvisye uimiteu oi'uu^pit J«jr»WiIson to see me.
hr.Wilson expressed regret tiuit ne onould have come to
.onrain and,so iar ae it hau been poooible to judge,come
in gotHi iaitii.# 1 warned him tnat he conlu not proceed
to oharjah or the racial Uoast and ho readily g*awe an
uiidertaxing in writing tiiat ne would not do so. He
eug^ebtee that he mi^ht fly acroco to the ersiian Coact
and risk landing without a permit or even flying through
to ciwudur• v.vciitually x cent say telcgrums foe 6 >6 and
1B8 dated the flat . ay r ^«id adTiscd him to wait for a reply
to my enquiry.
b. Later the same day (olst hoy*) I received from
Imperial Airwayn Limited a copy or the following telegram
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence relating to the traffic of private aircraft through the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region. The correspondents include:
- Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain;
- 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. at Bushire;
- British Consulate at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr];
- Government of India, Political and Foreign Departments;
- British Embassy at Baghdad;
- Air Officer Commanding, Hinaidi, Iraq;
- Foreign Office;
- Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
- Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain;
- Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat.
Also included as enclosures are letters from Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], the British Embassy at Alexandria, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo, and the French Embassy in London.
The papers cover the British effort to get a general ban on private aircraft flying over or landing in Bahrain and Muscat. Also included are the papers relating to permission for specific flights, including those of the following people:
- Maurice Wilson (British), travelling to India and then Mount Everest;
- R N Chawla (Indian), travelling around the world;
- Lord Sempill (British), travelling to Baghdad;
- Hassan Anis Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. (Egyptian), travelling around the Arabian Peninsula;
- Amelia Earhart (American), travelling from Karachi to Aden;
- M and Mme Genin (French), travelling to Saigon;
- André Gueit and Jean Laurent (French), travelling to Saigon.
Folios 134-41 are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (142 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in chronological order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 144; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-133 and between ff 134-141; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'File 21/20 Airways, Private Aviators'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:22v, 25r:28v, 31r:39v, 42r:55v, 57r:60v, 62r:62v, 64r:90v, 92r:116v, 118r:120v, 122r:126v, 128r:129v, 131r:131v, 133r:143v, back-i
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