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Coll 5/90(3) ‘Indian Overseas Airlines Ltd; Mistry and Clairways Airways Ltd; Air Service from India to Aden along the South Coast of Arabia’ [‎7r] (13/106)

The record is made up of 1 file (51 folios). It was created in 9 Feb 1948-27 Jun 1949. 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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BY FAST ixIR MAIL
REGISTERED
IMMEDIATE
No.P. 34-1/49-03.1
Government of India,
Ministry of External Affairs and
Oonmcnwealth Relations,
New Delhi, the 17th February 1949
EXPRESS LETTER.
From The Additional Secretary to the
Government of India.
To
1# The Secretary of State for Commonwealth
Relations, London,
2, The Secretary to the Government of Pakistan,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Commonwealth Relations, Karachi, (Pakistan),
3« Hon’ble 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
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bahrein ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ).
4* The Chief Secretary to the Government,
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Khartoum,
(Anglo-Egyptian Sudan)V
5* The British Consul General,
Basrah (Iraq-Me s op o t ami a).
•6. The British Consul, Damascus. (Syria).
7* The British Legation, Beirut. (Lebanon),
8. INDEMBASSY, Cairo (Egypt).
9. The West African Air Transport Authority,
Lagos (Nigeria-Vfest Africa).
10. The Chief Secretary,
Lagos (Nigeria-West Africa).
11, The Colonial Secretary,
Accra (Gold Coast-British West Africa).
Indamer Company propose a charter flight to Accra and back
leaving Bombay on or about the 3th March, 1949. Aircraft
Dakota fitted with standard Yf.T. Equipment. Coll-sign VT-CXR.
Route 5th March; B ombay-Karachi-Sharcah; 6th; Sharjah-
Bahrein-Basrah-Damascus-Beirut; 7th: Beirut-Cairo- Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Haifa-Kh
Khartoum; 8th; Khartoum-El Geneina-Kano; 9 th: Kano-Lagos;
11th: Lagos-Accra; 14th; Accra-Kano; 15 th Kano-El Geneina-
Khartoum; 16th: Khartoum- Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Halfa-Cairo-Beirut; 17th:
/Beirut

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The file largely consists of telegrams sent out by the Indian Ministry of External affairs notifying the relevant authorities of proposed charter flights by Indian Overseas Airlines Limited (also referred to as Mistry Airways) and Indamer. Towards the rear of the file are a small number of papers regarding a proposed air service between Aden and India via Southern Arabia.

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1 file (51 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. A set of file notes can be found towards the back of the file on folios 51-52. Serial numbers in both black and red ink, which occur throughout the file, refer to entries in the notes.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 53; 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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Coll 5/90(3) ‘Indian Overseas Airlines Ltd; Mistry and Clairways Airways Ltd; Air Service from India to Aden along the South Coast of Arabia’ [‎7r] (13/106), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2058, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044159796.0x00000e> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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