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Coll 5/11 ‘Air Route to India: Arab Coast Route – Emergency Landing Ground at Qatar’ [&lrm;147r] (293/345)

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Coll 5/11 ‘Air Route to India: Arab Coast Route – Emergency Landing Ground at Qatar’

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/1956

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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COPY.
S.11030/8.
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SECRET
AIR HEADQUARTERS
IRAQ COIAMAND,
HIRAIDI.
2nd July 1932
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Emergency landing ground at Dohah in Qatar
Sir.
I have the honour to state that during discussions
with the Hobble 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.
concerning the air route along the Arabian Coast of the Persian
Gulf it was represented to him that it was desirable both
for the benefit of Royal Air Force landplanes and of Imperial
Airways aircraft that an emergency landing ground should
be established between Bahrein and Yas Island. A suitable site
has been observed from the air to exist about s even miles from
the village of Dohah cn the Qatar Coast, and an account of a
visit paid to the Shaikh of Qatar by Group Captain W.L. Welsh
DSC. AFC. in connection with this landing ground is contained
in his report on a reconnaissance carried out by him in April
last (reference 2 033/l 32/Air) of 28th April 1932, para. 26 (iv))
a copy of which was forwarded to the Air Ministry under cover
of my letter S.10604/1 dated 26th May 1932.
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. , Bahrein visited the Shaikh of
Qatar during May last and 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. has forwarded
the report of 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. , together with his own
covering remarks, to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of
India in a despatch Ho. 37l/s dated 7th June, 1932. A copy of
this despatch has been sent to the Secretary of State for India
in London. In this despatch 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. , after
describing the sort of undertaking which he suggests should be
given to the Shaikh of Qatar in return for the use of the
emergency landing ground, asks that he may be informed whether
he shall proceed with the negotiations for the use of the
landing ground.
I now request that 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. may be informed
that an emergency landing ground at Dohah is definitely re
quired and that instructions may be issued to the Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to proceed with the negotiations
with the Shaikh of Qatar.
I have the honour to be. Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
(SIGHED) E.R. LUDLOW-HEWITT
Air Vice-Marshal,
Commanding Iraq Command.
Copies to The Hobble 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.
The 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. , Bushire.
Ho. 203 (Flying Boat) Squadron,
Royal Air Force, Basra.
cretary.
Air Ministry,
Kingsway, London,
W.C.2.

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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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Reference: IOR/L/PS/12/1956
Title: Coll 5/11 ‘Air Route to India: Arab Coast Route – Emergency Landing Ground at Qatar’
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:6v, 23r:92v, 102r:172v, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence