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Coll 5/11 ‘Air Route to India: Arab Coast Route – Emergency Landing Ground at Qatar’ [‎122r] (243/345)

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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temporarily marlced \xy b^s of obalk being dropped on it nom
a boat# Its gonoral ftiroction is kno\m by it being a
short distame from the Riyan fort. As an aerodrome
it could be used without any levelliiCi^ lou ^b,ofcoiarse > aome
work is required to perfect it# Ooeroion would be a difficult
business in the appallin ' heat# A Naval covering party would
be required for the coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. and on a still day several eases of
heat stroke might occur# air protection would not suixioCffor
one cannot threaten to bomb a friendly shaikh and an aeroplane
oaroipt make its way into Dohak town and seouro tM&spovt mA
fodder from a possibly ill disposed ooiummity# It migiic xo
necessary to takn transport from Bahrain# No ours existi^fooursE
except Uiose that belong to the Nhaikh and those are usually
out of order or inland#
10# Since Qatar obtains moot of its supplies from Bahrain,
the cancellation of the 2 ,j E#E ooncossian and a reversion to
tlis iormr rate of b.j was a weapon that 1 had oonsiuei'od# it
'^ould imdoubtedly hit the Shaikh and inorohants would bring
pressure to bear on him to relievo then of it,but I ain by no
means oortain that we should attain our object in this
md I do not rooomraend the plan# Bahrain Oovorment would f
no doubtjreadily agree,but it is ic^ossible to foresee all the
consequenoos of suoli an action and the Ntato might suiter ui
the end,tiiou{^i I consider a diversion of trade to Dubai doubtful,
11# Our hold on atar is sli$it and coercion of any kind will
prejudice subsequent relations# I trust it will be xound that
the Dohat Faishakh will suit Imperial Airways requirements,
coupled,if necessary,vdtti oaxe stop gap marking of Riyaa. I
have little doubt that the inhabitants will become aooustoraed to
ti» passage of aeroplanes in the course of timo,and that
opposition to the grant of facilities will then subside.
I have the honour to be
Your Most Obedient servant,

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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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