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‘File 13/7 II Civil Aerodromes and Civil Air Agreement–Bahrain’ [‎304r] (612/630)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (308 folios). It was created in 9 Jan 1935-12 Sep 1936. It was written in English and French. 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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th6 of the aerodrome of arrival that a person has completed a period of
p days since possible exposure to infection, he may be subjected
y doo observation either within the precincts of the aerodrome or
ition. elsewhere, under conditions approved by the sanitary authority, for
dl bei period not exceeding six days reckoned from the last day on which
ihat person could have been infected.
) are
case Article 45.
Aircraft having departed from an anti-amaryl aerodrome in a
; tg pgion where yellow fever exists and arriving at a region where
J* yellow fever does not exist, shall be subject to the provisions of
rove >ctions III and IV below.
•, . Article 46.
ed in
Drma- ^ or t ^ ie purposes of local aerial navigation, nothing in this section
d thf^h he deemed to prevent the Governments of neighbouring terri-
haveories _ in which yellow fever is found or exists endemically from
establishing or employing, by mutual agreement, aerodromes which
ire not anti-amaryl aerodromes, for the needs of aerial navigation
iclusively between these territories.
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in anection III.— Provisions in respect of Territories or Regions in which
nitary Yellow Fever does not exist, hut in which there may he conditions
Df the which permit of its development.
laptei
aer0l Article 47.
n the In territories or regions where yellow fever does not exist, but
There there may be conditions which permit of its development, the
measures which may be taken on the arrival of an aircraft at a
anitary aerodrome are the following:—
resem # #
f eveI (1) Inspection of aircraft and cargo to ensure that they do not
me i n contain mosquitoes, and, if necessary, disinsectisation.
larked (^) Medical examination of passengers and crew to ascertain that
they are free from symptoms of yellow fever.
f land if a person is suspected to be suffering from yellow fever, or if
tuated has not been established to the satisfaction of the sanitary
athority of the aerodrome that a person has completed a period of
'dromfj days since possible exposure to infection, he may be subjected to
bservation either within the precincts of the aerodrome or else-
ley drhere, under conditions approved by the sanitary authority, for a
sationeriod not exceeding six days reckoned from the last day on which
in thaaat person could have been infected.
, or j Article 48.
thoritj The High Contracting Parties undertake, save in exceptional
ircumstances which will require to be justified, not to invoke

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The volume is a continuation of ‘File 13/7 Civil Air Agreement’ (IOR/R/15/2/515), and contains correspondence relating to the air agreements and navigation regulations in place at the aerodromes on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and chiefly at Muharraq in Bahrain. The principal correspondents in the file are Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle, 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. at Bahrain, Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.

The subjects covered by the volume are:

  • The issue of certificates of ‘special authorisation’ (of which there are examples at ff 22-24) for Imperial Airways aircraft at Muharraq;
  • Discussion between British officials in the Gulf, and at 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. and Air Ministry in London, on the best approach to obtain exemption from fuel duty for Imperial Airways aircraft;
  • Punishment for the unauthorised landing of foreign aircraft at aerodromes in Kuwait, Bahrain and Muscat, including the question of fines and practicality of imposing prison sentence (draft regulations on ff 86, 120-122);
  • The question of policing, and the financing of policing, at Muharraq aerodrome, in the light of increased numbers of aircraft landing each week;
  • An outbreak of smallpox at Sharjah, addressing matters including: quarantine at the Sharjah aerodrome, the wider implications of diseases and air travel, a report on the matter produced by the Office of International d’Hygiene Publique, the situation in relation to the International Sanitary Convention, and questions over whether there is a lack of an epidemiological information service in the Gulf region.
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1 volume (308 folios)
Arrangement

The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the volume (ff 265-283) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; 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 also present in parallel between ff 7-264; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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