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'File 19/5 Corr re: Tour of Air Officer Commanding, RAF, Iraq' [‎46r] (91/110)

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The record is made up of 1 file (53 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1935-10 Mar 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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I hear that you are paying your postponed visit
to the Gulf this month, arriving in Bahrain on the
17th of ??arch. This is just a line to say that we
hope, as before, that you will stay with us at the
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. on the way down and on your way back.
2. I imagine your time will be fairly fully occupied
but if you have time for an exchange of calls with His
Highness the Shaikh and would like to have it fixed
either on the 17th or the 27th March, could you let me
know in advance.
Air Vice Ifarshal J.H.S. Tyssen : M.C.,
Air Officer Commanding, British Forces
in Iraq, Habbaniyah. ^ n
1 ^ /J
Yours sincerely,

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The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of the Air Officer Commanding of the RAF in Iraq, and of the British Ambassador at Baghdad, to Bahrain and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The principal correspondents are: the Air Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force (RAF), Iraq; the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division; 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 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. at Muscat; the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah; and 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.

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1 file (53 folios)
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The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end of the file, on folios 48-54. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with a number in blue and red crayon, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 55; 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 1-47 and ff 48-54; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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