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Coll 5/11 ‘Air Route to India: Arab Coast Route – Emergency Landing Ground at Qatar’ [29r] (57/345)
The record is made up of 1 file (171 folios). It was created in 30 May 1932-16 Jul 1934. 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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1, DUHAT - AS - SAJLW1- ,
(a) Hastoi'n Coast #
On 9.5.34 8.1434 carried out a reconnaissance of tlio
western coast of DUH T- S-SAI^A from JA2IRAT ZAUTU!)IYAH to
^IKA Welle. The Inlet near JAZIRAT ZAKHtJHIYAH 1. approximately
10 ml lee In length and a mil. wide, running n°rth and aontl:.
1 It is completely sheltered from all winds and would aake a
good ancliorage for flying boats. See iivotographc ^os.l and 2.
The coast line between JAZIRAT ZAKOTNIYAH and DUHAT HAMAR
is flat and sandy with shoals and reefs some two or three
hundred yards out to sea lying parallel to the coast.
DUHAT HAMAR is an inlet approximately 1 # 000 yards long
by 400 yards wide. It is sheltered on all sidoa # out
extensive shoals which limit the area for the operation of
fl^rinr* boats. It is not considered that a flying ooat w°nld >e
able to taxi from DUHAT HAilAR into DUHAT-AS-SALWA tO take off
otfim to the mouth of the inlet being extr emely^shallow and
obstructed by sand banks. See photographs Ros.o and 4.
Between DUHAT H MAR and SALWA there are three definite
bays of which only one is shown on the chart. Hone ol these
were suitable for flying boat anchorages.
At $AI$A there is a small inlet approximately BOO yards
by 300 yards wThich is shallow and full of sand banks and is
definitely unsuitable for flying boat use.
(b) Eastern Coast .
On 9.5.34 S.1435 carried out a reconnaissance of the
eastern coast of DUE "T- S-SAXWA from KHOR FAIoHShAIhFT to SAX?/A
Wells.
The coast which appeared to differ considerably from the
chart was sketched and is* shown on the attached tracing.
Ho suitable alighting areas were observed in the vicinity
of DUHAT FAISHSHAKH, the water being extremely Jo T A «n
larre number of coral reefs. The s outhemmost bay of HAWAII loL.RD
would possibly afford good shelter in emergency, though
difficulty would be sxperienoed in taking off or * n taxying to
a suitable position for taking off owing to the shallow water,
reefs, etc/. See photographs Nos.5 and 6.
At the foot of DUH T- *S-S iLWA, near SALHA I’ells, there
is ample area of deep water, free from shoals and reefs for
flyinr boats to operate on. The bottom ie sandy with a ieYi
patches of coral, the rise and fall of tide ic said to be
about three feet. Two anchorages, used by native boats .iring
a Sharoal, were visited but were considered unsuitable for flying
boat use.
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WEEDS TO HQK- •‘X- t 0DAXD.
One area approximately four miles south of SAI$A v/ELLS
was observed and it seoroed large and flat enough Xor a landing
fl «89 VT W A ^ ^ ^ ~ ~ ^
ground, thou/jji the ground appeared to be salty.
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The file contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to two topics. The first topic is an attempt by the British Government to obtain permission for an emergency landing ground in Qatar during 1932. The second topic relates to the air facilities needed by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Qatar, if an offer of British protection is to be made to the Shaikh of Qatar in return for an oil concession for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). In respect of this second topic, the file also contains material regarding a reconnaissance undertaken by the Royal Air Force over Qatar on the 9 May 1934 to identify suitable sites for such facilities. It includes a copy of a report on the reconnaissance – submitted by Bomber Squadron No 84, Shaibah, Iraq – on folios 27-32, along with a tracing of Qatar (folio 7) and a number of aerial photographs (folios 8-22) referenced in the report.
A draft copy of the Qatar Oil Concession can be found on folios 93-101, and notes of amendments proposed by the British Government can be found on folios 80-89. In addition, a number of 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. memoranda have also been included towards the back of the file: El Qatar, 1908-16 (folio 167), The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Chiefs, 1908-28 (folios 168-71), and a Précis of the Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (folios 164-67).
The main correspondents are as follows: 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), the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, officials of the Air Ministry, 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 (171 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 inside back cover with 173; 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 5/11 ‘Air Route to India: Arab Coast Route – Emergency Landing Ground at Qatar’
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- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 23r:92v, 102r:172v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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