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‘File 13/4 III: Facilities for Foreign Companies using Arab Route’ [28r] (55/144)
The record is made up of 1 file (70 folios). It was created in 10 May 1942-4 May 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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V
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,
Department,
EXPRESS LETTER
[N. B,—This is an ORIGINAL MESSAGE, sent by post, to save telegraphic
expense and undue use of ihe wires, bat intended to be treated, on
receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To
save time and formalities it is worded and signed as if it had been
so despatched,]
Confidential«
Reference your telegram No.1110 dated 10th June 1942.
2. I saw H.H. Shaikh Salman on the 24th May and asked him
whether, now that America had become an ally, he would kindly agree
to extend to American military aircraft the same facilities as he
accorded to R.A.F. aircraft. He replied in the affirmative, since,
he added, help to America was, in present circumstances, the same as
help to Britain.
3. In regard to the Shaikh of Sharjah, I enclose a copy of my
confidential memo to 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.
Agent, Sharjah No.C/691 dated 20th
May 1942. I am asking 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.
Agent to expedite his reply, and
will telegraph its substance to you as soon as I receive it.
From
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.
,
Bahrain
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.
Bushire
C/802.
Bufef 12th June 1942. i33 ■
S.6.
MFP—-1206 SAP—(M-l 723)—4-2-36—200,000.
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The file, which is a continuation of correspondence in the volume ‘File 13/4 II Facilities for Foreign Air Company’s using Arabian Air Route’ (IOR/R/15/2/512), deals chiefly with the use of air facilities around the Arabian peninsula by United States aircraft during the Second World War. The file contains correspondence relating to: plans of the Californian Standard Oil Company to construct landing strips along the Arab coast between Dhahran and Kuwait; Pan-American Airways aircraft being used by the United States military in the region, and an agreement that such aircraft should be entitled to the same privileges in using aerodrome facilities as British RAF aircraft; concerns among British officials at Pan-American Airways’ attempts to further their commercial interests in the Gulf during the war. A final item of correspondence in the file, dating from 1950, concerns a request by the Lebanese authorities to extend an air route to Kuwait.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (70 folios)
- Arrangement
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 (ff 69-70) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside 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 present in parallel between ff 1-71; these numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/513
- Title
- ‘File 13/4 III: Facilities for Foreign Companies using Arab Route’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:12v, 15r:53v, 55v:63v, 65r:71v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence