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Coll 5/1 ‘Persian Gulf Air Routes: Hasa Coast & Flying over Nejd territory — Saudi regulations for the landing of foreign aircraft’ [100r] (199/564)
The record is made up of 1 file (281 folios). It was created in 11 Feb 1931-3 Mar 1937. 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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13, notably the 2nd. , the 3rd and the 4th. Faad Bey Intimated
rather airily that none of these would be difficult of acceptance
if the two Governments came to terras.
4. I suggested that the financial terras proposed by the
Sa^di Govemraent were extortionate, as they wanted Hia Majesty’s
Government to pay all expenses and a rent of £.5000 gold for
each landing ground as well* ; hiad Bey expressed the view that
as the Sa'ddi Government had no motives of their own for
creating a system of landing grounds, it was reasonable that His
Majesty’s Government should bear any expense entailed and that
it was equally reasonable to ask a rent of £.5000 for "valuable
portions of our territory. * I may mention in thb* connexion that
in our first conversation he had suggested that we were asking
for six installations via., three landing grounds and three sea
plane anchorages. He did not revert to this suggestion on July
2, nor did I, but it will have to be borne in mind if we warn
ever get as far as making a bargain on a basis of rent for unit.
5. fhiad Bey remarked towards the end of the conversation
that the proposals were on the lines of his discussion with Group
Captain Peirse in May of last year. I refrained from comment.
My object in engaging as far as I did in discussion of the Sa’ddi
communication was merely to elucidate it before submitting so
unsatlsfacory a reply for your consideration, As I shall have lef
Jedda before I can hear your views, you will doubtless wish to
instruct Mr. Calvert in due course as to what the next step shouj
be.
I have the honour to be with the highest respect.
Sir,
Your most obedient
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The file contains correspondence and papers related to negotiations between the British Government and the Government of Saudi Arabia for the establishment of emergency landing grounds along the Hasa Coast, and proposed arrangements for their maintenance. The intention was that these facilities would be used by aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) or Imperial Airways in the event of an emergency. It further covers measures to be taken to prevent the intrusion of British aircraft into Saudi territory during the progress of negotiations.
Also briefly covered in the file is a visit by Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] to the Netherlands in 1935 (see folios 26-71) and the attitude of the Saudis to foreign aircraft flying over their territory (see folios 3-21).
The main correspondents are as follows: HM Minister at Jeddah (Sir Andrew Ryan), officials of the Foreign Office (mainly George William Rendel), and officials of the Air Ministry (mainly James Stirling Ross). The negotiations are primarily undertaken through Fuad Bey Hamza and Shaikh Yusuf Yasin.
Prior to 1932, Saudi Arabia was known as the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, and this is reflected in the file.
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 (281 folios)
- Arrangement
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 commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 282; 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. Bookmarks are present on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. side of f 41 and f 272; these have been labelled with an ‘a’.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/1947
- Title
- Coll 5/1 ‘Persian Gulf Air Routes: Hasa Coast & Flying over Nejd territory — Saudi regulations for the landing of foreign aircraft’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 9r:102v, 104r:272r, 273r:282v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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