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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’ [190r] (379/564)
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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JKDDA
IJo.65
(E 688/507/25)
January 25th, t!952*
Sir,
With reference to your despatch !^o.4Q5 (£ 5892/
/y\.ir> *723/85) of December 2, X have the honour to state that X
discussed the question of emergency landing grounds on the
Hasa Coast with tne Hejazi Under iJecretary of State for
Foreign Affaire on January 24, I had also in mind the
enclosures in your printed desostch No.512 (v 6218/670/91; of
December 19 regarding the possible use by Imperial Airways
of the Basra-Bahrain route. In this connexion I would
draw attention to one important point. From Mr.Bertram*e
v^V v letter to Mr. Rendel of December 15 it would appear to be
assumed at the Air Ministry that no difficulty muld arise,
if Imperial Airways normally flew their machines outside
territorial waters and landed on Ibn Sa’ld’s territory only
in case of real emergency. It is precisely such landings
that always give rise to trouble. In the case of service
aircraft. Hie Majesty’s Gov' mment have now limited their
desiderata to the provision by Ibn ba’&d of facilities for
landing and relief, to be taicen advantage of only in case of
emergency. It would seem therefore that if Imperial Airways
decide to fly from Basra to Bahrain they will have occasion
from time to time to use Ibn Sa’dd’s territory in the same
way as se vice aircraft.
2. Ibn 8r,’dd’s general situation is now one of
some weakness and there have been some recent indications on
his part of anxiety to conciliate His ajesty’e Government.
I
His Me jetty’s Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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