'File 21/20 Airways, Private Aviators' [38r] (80/292)
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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TTo e .
British Embassy,
Bagdad,
23rd August, 1933,
I have the honour/fb aclTowledge the receipt of your
express letter ^o.982-S of August 8th, and to in form you that
at the request of the Air Officer Commanding, ’Iraq Command,
I addressed a note to the ’Iraqi Ministry of foreign Affairs
on June 7th notifying them that permission could not be
obtained b^ civil aviators to fly along the Arabian shore
of the Persian Oulf as this route is at present only open to
aircraft of Imperial Airways and the Boyal Air Force, and
suggesting that notices containing a warning to this effect
should be posted in the traffic offices of the civil aero
dromes at But bah, Bhaibah and Bagdad ^est. ilie terms of
such notices, if issued, would of course cover the particular
case of Bahrain and render a separate notification un
necessary,,
? * ' i * he M i»istry of Foreign Affairs adopted an obstructive
attitude in reply to my request and raised the objection that
the ’Iraqi Government could not be responsible for carrying
out any measures of supervision of flights along the Arabian
3* I have now addressed a further note to the Ministry
pointing out that the issue of the notices was suggested in
the interests of ’Iraq as much as of any other State, since
ignorance of the present, position would inevitably lead to
aviators being turned back and forced to return to ’Iraq,
thereby causing probable inconvenience to the ’Iraqi
authorities, 1 also draw attention to the necessity in the
coast route.
interest/
^e Officiating Political
Besident in the -
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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B u s h i re.
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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.
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- 1 volume (142 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
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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