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'File 9/13 Kuwait/Haifa, Kuwait/Riyadh motor route' [‎7r] (13/40)

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The record is made up of 1 file (18 folios). It was created in 5 Feb 1937-9 Sep 1938. 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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7. Further, I can also intfigine circumstances tfhen the use
of such a route, or part of it, by a mechanized force, might
be desirable. Royal Air Force armoured cars have operated
both from the Kuwait and Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan ends, and so these sections
of the route are doubtless well-known. As far as 1 am aware,
however, the middle sections have not been explored from the
point of view of practicality for cars.
8. If therefore the Royal Air Force Authorities, who are
the people most concerned, are interested from the strategical
point of view in the proposed route, it would still be worth
while for de Gaury to make his suggested trip, and produce a
report 0 n it from the Royal Air Force and military aspect.
In this case permission would have to be obtained from the
Saudi Government for him to traverse that portion of it which
lies in Saudi territory. I daresay the Saudi Government will
raise no difficulties as they recently (about a year ago) gave
permission for him to drive from Jedda to Kuwait, a much
longer tour, through their territory.
9. If the trip is to be done it should be set on foot
fairly soon before the Summer is once more upon us. It - the
trip - would not involve a prolonged absence of de Gaury from
Kuwait. The actual motor journey would not take many days,
and he could return from Palestine by air.
*
I am sending copies of this letter to Metcalfe, Butler
(Senior Naval Officer), Mitchell (Air Officer Commanding,
British Forces in Iraq), de Gaury, Loch and .Vatts.
Yours sincerely,
sd. T.C.Fowle.
* sent under printed letter No. 176-J of bth
February 1937.

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The file contains correspondence sent and received by 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 concerning commercial motor routes between Kuwait/Haifa, Kuwait/Riyadh, proposed by the Kuwait Oil Company to link Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Palestine as an alternative route to the main route via Baghdad.

On folios 9-17 there are envelopes containing two copies of a 'Sketch map showing Motor Road from Kuwait to Riyadh', both of which consist of three sheets.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 20; 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 4-8; 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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