‘File 13/32 Joint use of Bahrain and Sharjah airfields by civil and military aircraft’ [16r] (31/40)
The record is made up of 1 file (18 folios). It was created in 2 Mar 1948-2 Oct 1948. 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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(W 5436/1801/802) F0RFIG> T OFFICE, S.W.l
C ONFIDENTIAL 2nd October, 1948
Dear
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
,
Would you please refer to our letter
W 2776/1801/802 dated 16th June 1948 about the ,1oint-use
of the airfields at Bahrain and Sharjah ?
Coordinating Committee Paper (48)4 has now
been revised. We enclose fcknB three copies of the new
Appendix A, Sheets 9,10 and 10 for your information.
You will note that a reduction of facilities
has been effected at both airfields. References to
M part-user" point-to-point circuits under "Met. Communications"
have been deleted as they are considered to be misleading in
view of the fact that all point-to-point circuits are normally
open to the meteorological services as required.
You may wish to let 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
have a copy of sheets 10 and 10(a).
Yours ever,
GENERAL DEPARTMENT
The
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
,
Bahrain.
'LB'
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- Content
The file’s contents relate to the proposed joint-use of the aerodromes at Bahrain and Sharjah for both civil and military purposes, and are chiefly comprised of a series of papers entitled ‘General Principles and Practices to be followed at Joint-User Airfields Overseas’, issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Air Ministry Co-ordinating Committee. The first paper, bearing the reference number (48)1 (ff 4-8), deals with a range of generalised issues (responsibilities, finance, administration, supply, briefing and telecommunications) without any specific reference to the airfields at Bahrain or Sharjah. The second paper, reference (48)2 (ff 9-10), specifies airfields covered by the joint-user plan, including air traffic control authorities and the authorities responsible for telecommunications facilities, and specifies whether these will be under RAF or civilian authority (the latter being the case for Bahrain and Sharjah). The third paper, reference (48)4 (ff 11-14, with revisions on ff 17-18), is a detailed plan of telecommunications staffing and facilities for Sharjah and Bahrain.
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- 1 file (18 folios)
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The file’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 file (f 19) mirror the chronological arrangement.
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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 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.
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- ‘File 13/32 Joint use of Bahrain and Sharjah airfields by civil and military aircraft’
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- front, front-i, 2r:19v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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