Coll 5/90/2 ‘BOAC U.K. – Bahrain Service: Landing of Flying Boats at Koweit’ [‎2r] (3/18)

Receive?!urtcter Kwwai'twPr
C/160 dated the 26th February, 1948.
February, 1S48 from the Political Agen
His Highness the Ruler of Kuwait.
that the British Overseas Airways Corpol
land flying boats at Kuwait on the Unit*
service from the end of this month.
the old quarantine building at Shuwaikh
mile wide will be used as an aerodrome i
of the Kuwait Civil Air Agreement. Th<
will lay down the necessary buoys and w:
Corporation's local agents.
3. I presume Your Highness |
objection to the Kuwait Oil Company clej
shipping from this area whenever it is ;
alighting aircraft.
17th February, 1948 from His Highness t.
to 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. , Kuwait.
the 10th February, 1948 in which you in.
British Overseas Airways Corporation in
flying-boats at Kuwait as from the end
and we wish to thank you for this infon
meantime we wish to inform you that we
their doing so.
Copy of letter No. C/26
I have the honour to inf
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An area running North fo:
Copy of letter No. R 6.3
We have received your le
No. 520-S
4th Mar
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C/160 dated the 25th February, 1948.
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Copy of letter No. C/26 dated the 10th j rtj^’ v ’ i
February, 1348^ from 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. , Kuwaf^o^ “
His Highness the Ruler of Kuwait.
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I have the honour to inform Your Highness
that the British Overseas Airways Corporation intend to Tj y \
land flying boats at Kuwait on the United Kingdom-Bahrain (Tf
service from the end of this month. ft
2. An area running North for about a mile from
the old quarantine building at Shuwaikh and about half a
mile wide will be used as an aerodrome under Article 1
of the Kuwait Civil Air Agreement. The Kuwait Oil Co.
will lay down the necessary buoys and will act as the
Corporation's local agents.
3. I presume Your Highness will have no
oojection to the Kuwait Oil Company clearing local
shipping from this area whenever it is required for an
alighting aircraft.
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Copy of letter No. R 6.3541 dated the
17th February, 1948 from His Highness the Ruler of Kuwait
to 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. , Kuwait.
We have received your letter No. C/26 dated
the 10th February, 1948 in which you informed us that the
British Overseas Airways Corporation intend to ind their
flying-boats at Kuwait as from the end of'February, 1948
and we wish to thank you for this information. In the
meantime we wish to inform you that we have no objection to
their doing so.
Confi d ential .
No. 520-S
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. ,
Bahrain.
4th March, 1948.
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Copy forwarded with compliments to;
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Secretary of State for Commonwealth
Relations,
Downing Street,
London.