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Coll 5/30 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Procedure in connection with provision of civil aerodromes etc; Agreements between H.M.G. and local rulers along the Arabian Coast; Special authorisations’ [‎24r] (47/789)

The record is made up of 1 file (393 folios). It was created in 7 Apr 1933-30 Aug 1939. 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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MINISTRY.
ARIEL HOUSE.
STRAND.
LONDON.
W.C.2.
2
December,
1938.
Dear Gibson,
With reference to my letter of 28th November and
to 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. printed communication of 1st December
(P.Z.7925/38) enclosing copy of a telegram to the Political
Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and from 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. to
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. , we have now heard from Imperial Airways
that all their own landplanes operating through the Persian
Gulf are in possession of the necessary permits. They
have, however, chartered one aircraft which does not possess
a permit and the particulars of which are as follows:-
Registered Owners . Type of Aircraft . Registration Mark .
Wrightways Ltd., De Havilland G-AEdM.
Croydon. 86B.
At present this is the only aircraft chartered to
fly along the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , but the Company may find it
necessary to extend the scope of their charters in which
case further particulars v/ill be given to you. ;
Presumably for the purpose of obtaining a permit
the abovementioned chartered aircraft belonging to
Wrightways Limited will be regarded as in the ownership of
Imperial Airways.
Yours sincerely,

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The file contains correspondence and related notes on the drafting of general procedures for the provision of air facilities along the Arabian Coast Air Route, which would form the civil air agreements for Bahrain, Kuwait (also spelt Koweit), and Muscat. Numerous copies of the proposed draft agreement can be found through out the file, while printed copies of the final agreements can be found on folios 112-174 (Kuwait) and 175-177 (Bahrain); no copies of the agreement concluded with the Sultan of Muscat can be found within the file. The file also contains copies of special authorisations issued by the authorities at Bahrain, Kuwait, and Muscat, permitting access to their respective territories and airspace to aircraft of Imperial Airways, Indian Trans-Continental Airways, and Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (QANTAS).

The authorisations issued by the authorities at Kuwait include both Arabic and English translation.

The main correspondents are: 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. (Trenchard Craven William Fowle; Percy Gordon Loch, acting; and Hugh Weightman, acting), 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, 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 Kuwait, 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. and Consul at Muscat, officials of the Air Ministry, officials of the Foreign Office, and officials of 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. .

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 (393 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 commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 394; 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.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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Coll 5/30 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Procedure in connection with provision of civil aerodromes etc; Agreements between H.M.G. and local rulers along the Arabian Coast; Special authorisations’ [‎24r] (47/789), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/1980, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100036355427.0x000030> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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