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Coll 5/78 ‘Facilities for the R.A.F. on the Arab Coast’ [6r] (11/46)
The record is made up of 1 file (21 folios). It was created in 2 Feb 1942-5 May 1942. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
No. C/65.
: copy
©
compliments to
Political
c/9
1. His Majesty*s Secretary of State for India,
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.
, London,
2. The Secretary to tie Government of India in the
External Affairs Department, New Delhi
3* The Air Officer Commanding, British Forces in
*Iraq, Habbaniyah.
4. The Representative of India on the Middle East
War Council, Cairo,
and has the honour to transmit to him a copy of the undermentioned
docement (s).
British Consulate-General, BUS HI RE. Dated .the ..9.th..MaXCh ..1S4£U
2. The Ruler of Sharjah's
letter No. 12 dated the 6th
February 1942.
3. Political Officer, Trucial
Coast, Sharjah's letter No.
C/163 of 10th February 1942.
• The Ruler of Dubai's letter
dated 11th February 1942.
Reference to previous correspondence :
.
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.
Printed letter No. 194-S dated
the 10th February 1942.
Description of Enclosure.
Name and Date.
Subject.
1. Political Officer, Trucial
Coast, Sharjah's letter No
v> sJ Cl O \j j WllcLX J dll w XwOUCZJL I’i
C/152 of 6th February 1942
Royal Air Force Facilities
on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
4
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The file contains correspondence regarding proposals to station a Royal Air Force (RAF) light bomber squadron at Sharjah and a reconnaissance squadron at Dubai. It also discusses works to be undertaken at aerodromes in Bahrain, Sharjah, Dubai, and Kalba. This correspondence has been circulated to government departments by 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. . Copies of telegrams dating back to the 22 January 1942 are present 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (21 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 23; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 2-22; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2040
- Title
- Coll 5/78 ‘Facilities for the R.A.F. on the Arab Coast’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 7v, 8v:22v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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