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'File 21/20 Airways, Private Aviators' [‎80v] (165/292)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (142 folios). It was created in 12 Nov 1932-22 Feb 1939. It was written in English, French 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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The volume contains correspondence relating to the traffic of private aircraft through the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region. The correspondents include:

Also included as enclosures are letters from Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], the British Embassy at Alexandria, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo, and the French Embassy in London.

The papers cover the British effort to get a general ban on private aircraft flying over or landing in Bahrain and Muscat. Also included are the papers relating to permission for specific flights, including those of the following people:

Folios 134-41 are internal office notes.

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1 volume (142 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged in chronological order.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 144; 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 5-133 and between ff 134-141; 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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English, French and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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'File 21/20 Airways, Private Aviators' [‎80v] (165/292), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1677, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026748499.0x0000a6> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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