‘File 13/7 Civil Air Agreement’

Content

The volume contains correspondence relating to the drafting and implementation of Civil Aviation Agreements and Air Navigation Regulations between the British Government and Sheikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait (frequently referred to as Koweit), all of which came into effect in 1934. The principal correspondents in the file are Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle, 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. , Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, 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, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, and representatives of the Air Ministry and 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. .

There are multiple copies of the regulations contained in the volume, including: blank drafts drawn up by Government officials in 1933 (ff 11-16); one of the four original copies of the air agreement signed by the Ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, dated 6 June 1934 (ff 161-176); and printed copies of the 1934 Civil Air Agreements and Air Navigation Regulations for Bahrain and Kuwait (ff 185-187, 189-191, 193-194, 196-197). Correspondence related to the agreements deal with matters including: exemption of duty payable on aircraft fuel imported into Bahrain; priority given to military aircraft in using civilian aerodromes; authorisation requests (subsequent to the publication of the agreements) for aircraft belonging to Imperial Airways Limited, Indian Trans-Continental Airways and Qantas, to use aerodrome facilities at Bahrain.

The volume also contains two newspaper cuttings: one from The Observer (UK), dated 10 April 1934, commenting on British aircraft construction and technology lagging behind those of the United States and France (f 127), and a piece from The Evening Standard (UK), dated 28 March 1934, celebrating ten years of Imperial Airways (f 139).

Extent and format

1 volume (239 folios)

Arrangement

The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the volume (ff 233-245) mirror the chronological arrangement.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel betweem ff 6-231 and ff 232-238 respectively; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil and crayon, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/515

Former external reference(s)

Confidential Files: 13/7

History of this record

Date(s)

10 Jun 1933-10 Jan 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Air services agreements

People & organisations

Adviser to the Government of Bahrain

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