‘File 13/7 III AVIATION. Civil Aerodromes, terms of Agreement etc.’ [55r] (114/620)
The record is made up of 1 volume (302 folios). It was created in 23 Jul 1936-22 Apr 1942. 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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No.t/6®-13/7,
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Office of 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.
Bahrain on recess at Karachi*
Dated 12th August 1937*
Captain T. Hickinbotham I*A* f
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 at Karachi*
To
Sir
The Honourable the
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.
, Bushire*
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I have the honour to refer to
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.
letter No* P*Z.4870/1937 dated A u gust/the 4th 1937
and to enclose a copy of my letter No* C/598-13/7
dated July 30th 1937.
2. You will recollect that the Bahrain
Government asked for the aerodrome to be defined
before concluding a new lease and that the Air Officer
■
Commanding, British Forces in ’Iraq was arranging for
this to be done vide your printed letter No*0/132
of 6th May 1937.
V"
3 # On July 30th the Air Liaison Officer
informed me that the aerodronie had been d efined and
that he had been given a copy of the map showing the
limits for t *e Bahrain Government and that this map
had been handed to the Adviser* In view of this
do you wish action to be taken as suggested in
V
paragraph 5 of the Air Ministry letter forming an
enclosure to 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.
printed letter under
reference or do you wish the agr©® 71 © 1 ^ to be
finally concluded after insertion of the amendments
in the Air Navigation Regulations for Civil Aircraft
mentioned
About this item
- Content
The volume, which is a continuation of ‘File 13/7 II Civil Aerodromes and Civil Air Agreement–Bahrain’ (IOR/R/15/2/516) contains correspondence and other papers related to the extension of the Bahrain Civil Air Agreement, the ongoing development of civil aviation facilities at Bahrain, and the transfer of civil aviation operations from Imperial Airways Limited and British Airways Limited to the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), in response to the British Overseas Airways Act (of which a copy can be found at ff 204-229). The principal correspondents in the file include 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. in Bahrain, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior, the Advisor to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and the Station Superintendent for Imperial Airways in Bahrain, Stephen Broad.
Specific subjects covered in the volume include:
- Correspondence relating to sanitary administration in the Gulf, and in particular the lack of a quarantine officer at the aerodrome in Sharjah (a continuation of correspondence on an outbreak of smallpox in Bahrain from IOR/R/15/2/516);
- Negotiations and correspondence dealing with specific clauses in the Bahrain Civil Air Agreement, notably relating to the exemption of customs duty on petrol and oil, as well as for other equipment, including safety equipment. Final agreement on the new clauses, with their wording (ff 187-192) and a copy of the new Bahrain Civil Air Agreement (ff 267-271);
- Land surveys for a civil aircraft landing ground on Muharraq Island, with a map indicating the landing ground (f 62), and abandonment of plans for a civil aircraft landing ground, in anticipation of Imperial Airways aircraft sharing use of the RAF landing ground nearby;
- Arrangements for the rent of land (off the coast of Manama) for increased passenger facilities for the Imperial Airways flying boat aerodrome, including a map of the flying boat aerodrome features (f 124);
- Arrangements in the Gulf for the transfer of air operations from Imperial Airways to BOAC, specifically letters to the rulers of Sharjah (ff 234-235), Dubai (ff 236-237) and Kalba (ff 238-239) on the rewording of their respective Civil Air Agreements. Replies from each of the leaders are included in the file (ff 244, 245, 248).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (302 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 275-304) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 6-274; 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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- Title
- ‘File 13/7 III AVIATION. Civil Aerodromes, terms of Agreement etc.’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:14v, 17r:23v, 25r:25v, 27r:34v, 36r:42v, 44r:61v, 63r:66v, 77r:86v, 88v:92v, 94v:99v, 101v:106v, 108r:120v, 122r:123v, 125r:137v, 141r:141v, 151r:151v, 153r:153v, 158r:158v, 160r:162v, 167r:169v, 171r:191v, 192v:229v, 231r:240v, 242r:242v, 244v:246v, 249r:254v, 256r:262v, 263v:307v, back-i
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