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Coll 5/24 ‘Purchase of a small cabin aircraft by the Sheikh of Koweit’ [‎10r] (19/40)

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The record is made up of 1 file (18 folios). It was created in 22 Nov 1932-7 Sep 1936. 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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- eoember # 1932*
Dear flood,
\ With roftrance %o your letter ot\jciie 7th ictitimt
and to the letter from the Department of Oreraeae Trade
to N^aioi rf OB refer, on the a b^ect of purohaee of an
airoraft by the -heikh of koweit*
The iett r i^jautually bein^ dealt ^ith by JD• Q «A*
but ve ha.e had .he matter under uoaulndration xor aome
time fr a a uervioe point of vie’ •
You v ill remoCibor that v*e recently approved of
t ie purchaco of an airerait by nheikh Al ^af of the
iadramaut and && our oom^ nd in .,»den giving v»hat
ae^iatance and facilitiee they reaaimably could (repairs,
uae of landing -rour*dB t eto«» and \»e feel ee caimot do
le&B for the bheikh of i£o*e!t, though the coaditione are
not exactly parallel*
.e ave no objection to tie icikh ££ u iri a.,
aeroplane and the loilov iii^ are t ie chief pointe »hich
have occurred to ue. together aith our decieio .e upon them>
lm It le not much use his having an airor ft unless
there ai'e facilities available f r repairs in the
event of its being damaged or requiring overhaul*
uo are prepared to do repairs (other than running
repairs and maintenance) on a repayment basis and
.. .f r for this .purp se aircr aft ill have to goto one cf our
stations in Iraq*
2* A pilot ahd a mechanic could not be fully employed
and they v<ould probably go to seed* <*e suggest
that the pilot should be one sufficiently skilled
as a mechanic to carry out running repairs.
3* The sheikh v 111 require a hangar of sorts for his
aeroplane, nnd A*^) # C # will have to be consulted
regarding the siting of it to ensure it does not
interfere with amenities of aerodrome from a
flying point of view*
• Flood, -sq..
Colonial iffice,
c • 1*

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The file contains correspondence related to an enquiry made by Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, Ruler of Kuwait, regarding the purchase of a private aircraft. The practical and political aspects of this request are considered by some of the correspondents: the Air Ministry, the Department of Overseas Trade, 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. , and 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. .

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (18 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside 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.

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Coll 5/24 ‘Purchase of a small cabin aircraft by the Sheikh of Koweit’ [‎10r] (19/40), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/1971, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100033682190.0x000014> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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