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Coll 5/88 ‘Persian Gulf Air Services: "Air India" Service and "Iraqi Airways" Service to Koweit’ [60r] (119/177)
The record is made up of 1 file (87 folios). It was created in 21 Apr 1947-2 Jan 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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81/37, 81/86, 81/87, 81/94 & 81/95
Telegram S.2 (CYPHER TELEGRAk - O.T.P. -
From
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.
, Bahrain.
To Government of India, New Delhi.
No.590.
Dated the 14th May 1947.
• Your telegram__No.3659 May 12th.
2. I regret that it is hardly possible for
me to collect information asked foO? under (a) and (b)
in paragraph 2 before my visit to Delhi. The actual
air strips at Bahrain and Sharjah will as far as I
know continue to be maintained by the R.A.F. and at
Kuwait by the Kuwait Oil Company. What is required is
proper ground organisation for a scheduled air service
and the Government of India's Directorate of Civil
Aviation are, I would suggest, in a better position to
provide an approximate estimate of the cost of such
ground organisation than I am. Best course would
probably be for a representative of the Directorate of
Civil Aviation or of the company which proposes to
maintain an air service to visit Bahrain and Sharjah
and ascertain exactly what is required. My latest
information regarding Sharjah is that B.O.A.C. propose
to continue to occupy fort and I presume therefore they
will provide necessary ground organisation.
3. With regard to landing charges only service
at present projected at Bahrain and Sharjah is the
Indian service and Directorate of Civil Aviation should
be able to estimate landing charges leviable in relation
to the type of aircraft used. At Kuwait Iraqi Airways
are contemplating a service three times a week c.f.
correspondence ending with my telegram No.549 May 2nd
but I do not know the type of aircraft they^ffropose
use.
4. Reference (c) in paragraph 2. Please see my
telegram No.588 dated May 14th.
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The file contains papers related to requests from Iraqi Airways and Air India Limited to operate services calling at Bahrain, Koweit [Kuwait], and Sharjah. The papers therefore address the question of the facilities that can be provided for civil aviation at these landing grounds. Particular attention is given to conditions at the Koweit aerodrome, which is maintained by the Kuwait Oil Company. Towards the front of the file is a small amount of correspondence related to a request from Syrian Airways to land at Koweit.
The main correspondents are as follows: HM Ambassador to Iraq (Sir Hugh Stonehewer Bird), 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 and Arnold Crawshaw Galloway), officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, 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 Commonwealth Relations Office from August 1947).
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 (87 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 (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 88; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2055
- Title
- Coll 5/88 ‘Persian Gulf Air Services: "Air India" Service and "Iraqi Airways" Service to Koweit’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 8r:67v, 69r:88v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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