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Coll 5/78 ‘Facilities for the R.A.F. on the Arab Coast’ [9r] (17/46)
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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No. 194-S Of 1942.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
presents his
The Secretary to the Government of India,
External Affairs Bepartment, New Delhi,
The General Officer Commanding
British Forces in Iraq, Baghdad,
The Representative of India on the
Middle East War Council, Cairo,
and has the honour to transmit to him a copy of r,he undermentioned
document(s).
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Reference to previous correspondence:
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tesidency Printed Letter No.l33-S,
dated the 2nd February 1942.-.
Description of Enclosure.
.
Name and Date.
Subject.
Baghdad
the 3rd
telegram No.8, dated
February 1942.
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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.
telegram No.192,
dated the 4th February 1942.
Air Headquarters,,Iraq,
despatch No.S.130i5/0rg.,
dated the 23rd January 1942.
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.
telegram No.206,
dated the 5th February 1942.
Air Headquarters, Iraq,
telegram No.O 174, dated the
4th February 1942.
Bahrain telegram No.108,
dated the 7th February 1942.
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.
telegram No.239,
dated the 9th February 1942.
Facilities for R.A.F. on
Arab Coast.
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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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- Open Government Licence