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'File [IIA/1] II. AVIATION A. CIVIL AVIATION. (1) Civil Air Agreement with the Sultan.' [‎244r] (492/648)

The record is made up of 1 volume (320 folios). It was created in 3 May 1934-15 Oct 1935. 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 Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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LONDON, S. W. 1 .
P.Z. 2361/35.
8th April 1935.
I enclose a copy of a letter from the Political
Agent, Muscat, together with an original "special
authorisation^issued by the Sultan of Muscat in favour of
20th March 1935.
risation" in original
) Imperial Airways, etc. There appear
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to be the following very small clerical
errors in the authorisation:-
(1) "Registration Remark" instead of "Registration Mark"
in the heading of the last column.
(,o) The word which" seems to have been missed out after
"aircraft" in the phrase "Aircraft may require to make
emergency flights".
(3) The last word of paragraph 2(i) should be " hereto "
not H thereto”,
2. These errors are unimportant and we suggest, if
you agree, that they might in this case he ignored seeing
that there appear to he no errors in the letters of the
registration/
Mcett Esq., M.C.,
Ministry,
| ; *ydyr House,
Whitehall, S.W.l.

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The volume contains telegrams, and letters between British officials and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman related to the signing of a civil air agreement between the two governments. The volume includes drafts of the Muscat Civil Air Agreement both in Arabic and in English (ff 13-30). These were shared with the Sultan for amendments and further discussions. On 25 October 1934, an agreement valid for four years (ff 74-96) was signed between Major Claude Edward Bremner, the 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, on behalf of His Majesty’s Government and Sa‘id bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd, the Sultan of Muscat and Oman on behalf of the Government of Muscat and Oman. The contents of the agreement are the following:

  • Air navigation regulations for civil aircraft made by His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Oman
  • Heads of agreement between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Sultan
  • Conditions laid down with the approval of the Sultan to govern the use of the aerodrome at Muscat
  • Special authorisation for aircraft to land in and fly over Muscat
  • Extract from Air Ministry notice to airmen
  • Housing fees.

Alterations to the agreement were discussed among the two parties, which resulted in a modified copy of the agreement (ff 208-223) that was signed on 20 March 1935.

Other issues discussed in the volume are the following: the British Government’s expectation of the use free of charge of existing or future service facilities for the Royal Air Force in Muscat territory, and that the military aircraft belonging to or employed in the service of His Majesty shall at all times enjoy priorities; the use of the facility at Gwadur by private aircraft; and the question of whether to allow French and Dutch aircraft to use the facilities in Muscat territories and the conditions around that.

The main correspondents in the volume are: the 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; 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. , Bushire; the Secretary of State for India, London; 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. , Whitehall; Air Ministry, London and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.

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1 volume (320 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 322; 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 and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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'File [IIA/1] II. AVIATION A. CIVIL AVIATION. (1) Civil Air Agreement with the Sultan.' [‎244r] (492/648), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/72, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100066177066.0x00005d> [accessed 18 May 2024]

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