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‘File 7/17 Additional aerodromes – Manama’ [‎11v] (24/38)

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The record is made up of 1 file (17 folios). It was created in 8 Dec 1944-9 Feb 1946. 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’s correspondence concerns plans for a new aerodrome at Manama, in order to maintain the air route through the Gulf while the runway at Muharraq was concreted to allow heavy bombers to land there. The principal correspondents in the file 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. in Bahrain, 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. , and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave. Among the issues discussed in the correspondence are: obtaining permission from the Shaikh for ground surveys to be carried out at Manama, comments on the viability of laying a new runway that would be 3500 yards long, and the rejection of offers from the USATC [United States Army Transportation Corps] to build the new aerodrome.

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1 file (17 folios)
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The contents of the file are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end. Blue and red circled index numbers, written in crayon and ink, can also be found throughout the volume, which refer to the office notes at the end of the file (folio 17).

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Foliation: The foliation sequence starts on the front cover and ends on the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found 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. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1 and 1A.

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