Coll 5/11 ‘Air Route to India: Arab Coast Route – Emergency Landing Ground at Qatar’
IOR/L/PS/12/1956
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The record is made up of 1 file (171 folios). It was created in 30 May 1932-16 Jul 1934. 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, memoranda, and reports relating to two topics. The first topic is an attempt by the British Government to obtain permission for an emergency landing ground in Qatar during 1932. The second topic relates to the air facilities needed by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Qatar, if an offer of British protection is to be made to the Shaikh of Qatar in return for an oil concession for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). In respect of this second topic, the file also contains material regarding a reconnaissance undertaken by the Royal Air Force over Qatar on the 9 May 1934 to identify suitable sites for such facilities. It includes a copy of a report on the reconnaissance – submitted by Bomber Squadron No 84, Shaibah, Iraq – on folios 27-32, along with a tracing of Qatar (folio 7) and a number of aerial photographs (folios 8-22) referenced in the report.
A draft copy of the Qatar Oil Concession can be found on folios 93-101, and notes of amendments proposed by the British Government can be found on folios 80-89. In addition, a number of 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. memoranda have also been included towards the back of the file: El Qatar, 1908-16 (folio 167), The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Chiefs, 1908-28 (folios 168-71), and a Précis of the Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (folios 164-67).
The main correspondents are as follows: 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. (Trenchard Craven William Fowle), the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, officials of the Air Ministry, and officials of 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. .
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.
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- 1 file (171 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 173; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English in Latin script
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/1956
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- Coll 5/11
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- 30 May 1932-16 Jul 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/L/PS/12/1956
- Title
- Coll 5/11 ‘Air Route to India: Arab Coast Route – Emergency Landing Ground at Qatar’
- Pages
- 93r:101v
- Author
- Unknown
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 7
- Title
- Tracing of Qatar Peninsula showing amended Coastline
- Pages
- 7r
- Author
- Admiralty
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 8
- Title
- Photograph No. 1 ‘Raiyan Fort and LG Doha Looking W’
- Pages
- 8r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 9
- Title
- Photograph No. 2 ‘Dohah Palace Looking South’
- Pages
- 9r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 10
- Title
- Photograph No. 3 ‘Dohah (Central) Looking NW’
- Pages
- 10r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 11
- Title
- Photograph No. 4 ‘Dohah (West) Looking South’
- Pages
- 11r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 12
- Title
- Photograph No. 5 ‘Possible LG 5 miles E of Salwa Looking S’
- Pages
- 12r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 13
- Title
- Photograph No. 6 ‘Horpal-Odiad Entrance Looking WNW’
- Pages
- 13r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 14
- Title
- Photograph No. 7 ‘Hawar Island Looking N’
- Pages
- 14r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 15
- Title
- Photograph No. 8 ‘Duhat as Salwa (S Coastline) Looking S’
- Pages
- 15r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 16
- Title
- Photograph No. 9 ‘Salwa Inlet Looking S’
- Pages
- 16r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 17
- Title
- Photograph No. 10 ‘Kara-ana Looking NW’
- Pages
- 17r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 18
- Title
- Photograph No. 11 ‘Kara-ana Looking W’
- Pages
- 18r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 19
- Title
- Photograph No. 12 ‘Kara-ana Looking W’
- Pages
- 19r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 20
- Title
- Photograph No. 13 ‘Raiyan Looking NW’
- Pages
- 20r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 21
- Title
- Photograph No. 14 ‘Kara-ana Looking W’
- Pages
- 21r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 22
- Title
- Photograph No. 15 ‘S of Raiyan Looking SW’
- Pages
- 22r
- Author
- Royal Air Force
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956
- Title
- Coll 5/11 ‘Air Route to India: Arab Coast Route – Emergency Landing Ground at Qatar’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 23r:92v, 102r:172v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 7
- Title
- Tracing of Qatar Peninsula showing amended Coastline
- Pages
- 7v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 8
- Title
- Photograph No. 1 ‘Raiyan Fort and LG Doha Looking W’
- Pages
- 8v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 9
- Title
- Photograph No. 2 ‘Dohah Palace Looking South’
- Pages
- 9v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 10
- Title
- Photograph No. 3 ‘Dohah (Central) Looking NW’
- Pages
- 10v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 11
- Title
- Photograph No. 4 ‘Dohah (West) Looking South’
- Pages
- 11v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 12
- Title
- Photograph No. 5 ‘Possible LG 5 miles E of Salwa Looking S’
- Pages
- 12v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 13
- Title
- Photograph No. 6 ‘Horpal-Odiad Entrance Looking WNW’
- Pages
- 13v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 14
- Title
- Photograph No. 7 ‘Hawar Island Looking N’
- Pages
- 14v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 15
- Title
- Photograph No. 8 ‘Duhat as Salwa (S Coastline) Looking S’
- Pages
- 15v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 16
- Title
- Photograph No. 9 ‘Salwa Inlet Looking S’
- Pages
- 16v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 17
- Title
- Photograph No. 10 ‘Kara-ana Looking NW’
- Pages
- 17v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 18
- Title
- Photograph No. 11 ‘Kara-ana Looking W’
- Pages
- 18v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 19
- Title
- Photograph No. 12 ‘Kara-ana Looking W’
- Pages
- 19v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 20
- Title
- Photograph No. 13 ‘Raiyan Looking NW’
- Pages
- 20v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 21
- Title
- Photograph No. 14 ‘Kara-ana Looking W’
- Pages
- 21v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 22
- Title
- Photograph No. 15 ‘S of Raiyan Looking SW’
- Pages
- 22v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence