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‘File 7/29 Accidental discharge of machine guns of R.A.F. aircraft’ [‎1br] (5/16)

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The record is made up of 1 file (5 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1944-22 Jan 1944. 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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Mo. 1363
Office of the Adviser to
the Governmert, Bahrain.
Dated, M^haram ^0, l. r 563
J ar.ua ry 16,1944
16
H. B, W's Political ^.p-er.t,
Bahrain.
Memorandum:-
I have just received a visit from Shaikh
Abdullah bin Isa Alkhali^ah who is much con
cerned over an occurrence at Wuharraq this
morning.
He informs me that at about dawn -sn aeroplane
flew over the town of Muharraq, the sound of a
machine .coin v/as heard and a quantity of shots
were discharged from the aeroplane over the town.
I enclose two of them which Shaikh Abdullah picked
up outside his house in the centre o^ the town.
Fortunately nobody was hurt but the incident appears
to have caused considerable excitement in Muharraq.
Adviser to the 3-overnment.
Accompts:-
2.
Copy forwarded to A.L.O. Bahrain, under endorsement
No.C/134 dated 17-1-44, for favour of an explana
tion of the occurrence.
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The letter relates to an incident involving the accidental discharge of machine gun from an RAF plane at Muharraq. The incident was reported by Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah to Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government, who in turn reported the matter to 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. , enclosing two of the discharged bullets (not included in the file) with his letter (folio 1B). A report of the incident is included in the file (folio 3), which is described as being an accident, not helped by the poor design of the gun’s safety catch.

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1 file (5 folios)
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The contents of the file are arranged in chronological order, from the earliest item at the front of the file to the latest at the end. There is a set of office notes at the end of the file (folio 5) which mirrors the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence begins 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, 1A, and 1B.

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