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Coll 5/16(1) ‘Landing Fees at Koweit’ [‎25r] (49/56)

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Coll 5/16(1) ‘Landing Fees at Koweit’

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/1962

The record is made up of 1 file (26 folios). It was created in 23 Jun 1947-24 Nov 1948. 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 C/149
Dated the 16th November 1947.
Reference 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. Express Letter
No. 1459-S, dated the 7th August 1947. Collection
of landing fees at Kuwait.
2. 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. has arranged to
collect landing fees from Iraqi Airways, Syrian Airways,
■who have recently established a service to Kuwait, and
Aramco and expects the proceeds to exceed the £.500
per annum which is at present payable by His Majesty's
Government to the Shaikh.
3. There is no staff at the landing ground which
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is several miles from the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 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.
is unable to collect landing fees from miscellaneous
aircraft which arrive unheralded at all hours of the
day or night. The cost of maintaining a staff to
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collect fees fw such aircraft would exceed the income.
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Content: The file contains correspondence regarding the collection of landing fees from Kuwait (also spelled Koweit) Aerodrome, and the subsequent credit of these fees to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. It includes a protest from Iraqi Airways requesting a review of these landing fees, due to the lack of facilities provided by the British Government at Kuwait; the file does not include the British Government's response. 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. (William Rupert Hay), 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. in Kuwait (Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy), and officials of the Commonwealth Relations Office.
Extent and format: 1 file (26 folios)
Arrangement: The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. Serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the front of the volume on folios 2-3.
Physical characteristics: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at inside back cover with 28; 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.
Written in: English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/12/1962
Title: Coll 5/16(1) ‘Landing Fees at Koweit’
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:20v, 22r:27v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence