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'File 7/5 Hedjaz Air Force' [‎3r] (5/236)

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The record is made up of 1 file (118 folios). It was created in 18 Oct 1929-12 Aug 1930. 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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This file contains correspondence between Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior, British 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; Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe, British 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. at Bushire; Lieutenant Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, British 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 Kuwait; the British High Commissioner of Iraq; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the British Agent at Jeddah; P F Fullard, Squadron Leader, Air Force, Iraq; Ira Mortimer Morris, Chief Pilot, Hijaz Air Force; Abdul Aziz al-Qusaybi & Co., Bahrain.

The correspondence concerns the decision of ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd) to have a base for the Hejaz Air Force on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on Darin [Dārīn] island (also known as Tarout [Tārūt] island) near al-Qaṭīf. Details included within the correspondence are: the establishment of an aerodrome and the purchase of planes; details of the British pilots and their duties; arms purchased by Ibn Saud (ff. 17-18); wireless radio facilities (ff. 24-34); complaints made by officers of the Hejaz Air Force regarding their living conditions, safety and pay (ff. 38-44, 58-60); incidents of illness and injury (ff. 91 and 111); incidents of misconduct (ff. 44-45, 92-95, 98, 114); contracts for a senior pilot, chief mechanic and other personnel, signed by ‘Abdullāh Sulaymān, Ibn Sa‘ūd's Minister of Finance, and Fū’ād Hamzah (ff. 52-55, 69-72, 102).

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1 file (118 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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