‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
IOR/R/15/6/104
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The record is made up of 1 file (74 folios). It was created in 30 Mar 1937-10 Sep 1946. 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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The file includes correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters related to the landing ground at Shinas. The correspondence discusses the outstanding payment of the rent of the petrol store at Shinas, and the delivery of the Imperial Airways petrol and oil stored at Shinas to Khimji Ramdas Company.
The correspondence also discusses a Royal Air Force (RAF) request for permission from the Government of Muscat and Oman for the inspection and the re-marking of the landing ground at Shinas, in order to make it suitable for modern high-speed aircraft. The file includes correspondence between the Muscat Government and the Wali of Shinas, Ali bin Mudhaffar, asking for his assistance with the work taking place in his region.
The main correspondents in the file are: the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat; Air Headquarters, British Forces in Iraq; Imperial Airways; and the Government of Muscat and Oman.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (74 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 72-75 are file notes.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 76; 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 1-76; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
- Type
- Archival file
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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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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/6/104
- Former external reference(s)
- Subject Files: File 2/23 [cont]
- Date(s)
- 30 Mar 1937-10 Sep 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Air forceAirfieldsCivil aviation
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- Shinas
- People & organisations
- Royal Air ForceSultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd DynastyImperial Airways
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- IOR/R/15/6/104
- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
- Pages
- 2r:3v, 12r:12v, 26v:27v, 38r:40v, 60r:61v, 63r:64v
- Author
- Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sa‘īd bin Taymūr
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- IOR/R/15/6/104
- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
- Pages
- 8r:9v, 11r:11v, 23r:23v, 29r:29v
- Author
- Imperial Airways
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- ©British Airways
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- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
- Pages
- 14r:14v
- Author
- Imperial Airways Accountant, Near East Area
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- ©British Airways
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- IOR/R/15/6/104
- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
- Pages
- 15r:15v
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- Imperial Airways, Station Superintendent, Sharjah, Oman Coast
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- ©British Airways
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- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
- Pages
- 16r:16v, 18r:19v, 24r:24v
- Author
- Imperial Airways, Area Accountant, Karachi
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- ©British Airways
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- IOR/R/15/6/104
- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
- Pages
- 17r:17v
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- Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sayyid Shihāb bin Fayṣal xx Al Said
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- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
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- 2r:2v, 12r:12v, 17r:17v, 26v:27v, 38r:38v, 40r:40v, 46r:46v, 47r:48v, 54r:55v, 61r:61v, 63r:64v
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- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
- Pages
- 46r:46v
- Author
- Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sayyid Shihāb bin Fayṣal xx Al Said
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- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
- Pages
- 55r:55v
- Author
- Customs Officer at Shinas
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- IOR/R/15/6/104
- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
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- 54r:54v
- Author
- Government of Muscat and Oman, Director-General of Customs
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- IOR/R/15/6/104
- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
- Pages
- 42r:42v
- Author
- Coates, Kenneth Ronald xx Jasper Coates
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- IOR/R/15/6/104
- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
- Pages
- 47r:50v
- Author
- Ali bin Mudhaffar
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- IOR/R/15/6/104
- Title
- ‘File 2/23 R.A.F. Landing Ground at SHINAS’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 4r:7v, 10r:10v, 13r:13v, 20r:22v, 25r:26r, 28r:28v, 30r:37v, 41r:41v, 43r:45v, 51r:53v, 56r:59v, 62r:62v, 65r:75v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence