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Coll 5/10 ‘Air Route to India: Persia; Arabian Coast Route; Negotiations with Arab Sheikhs’ [‎212r] (434/800)

The record is made up of 1 volume (393 folios). It was created in 25 Jul 1931-25 Sep 1932. 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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In view of the urgency of the matter, they are most anxious
that 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. should he
authorised to open negotiations on the basis suggested,
when he visits this area in the very near future. They
hope that the payment of the proposed subsidy could be
arranged in such a way as not only to secure the
acquiescence of the Sheikh concerned in the establishment
of the landing and refuelling station in his lagoon or
creek, but also so as to secure his co-operation and that
of his unruly subjects and potential rivals, in guaranteeing
the safety of the installation. 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. and Hr
Ministry can suggest no other alternative, and are hopeful
that this proposal will secure the necessary minimum of
safety to render possible the continued operation of the
air route to India. The arrangements involved will take
some months to complete and it is therefore of the utmost
importance that a settlement should be reached well before
the end of the present year. Before any negotiations can
be opened with the rulers concerned, however, it is necessary
to obtain Treasury sanction for the proposed subsidy.
7. The Admiralty, while not disputing the desirability
of ensuring the continuance of the air route to India,
regard the proposal 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. and Air Ministry
as involving considerable risks and as liable to lead to
commitments on a larger scale than the other Departments
anticipate. They would have much preferred that the landing
and refuelling station betv;oen Bahrein and Gwadar should
either be eliminated or situated on one of the islands in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. or at a point under more direct British
control than either Has ul ' Khaimah or Umm al Qatwain.
They would therefore urge that a further investigation should
be made of the possible alternatives but if, as the Air
Ministry contend, those alternatives should still prove

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The volume contains correspondence, memoranda, and minutes related to a proposal to relocate the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Air Route (linking Europe and India) from Southern Persia to the Arabian Coast. The proposal is related to difficulties between the British and Persian governments over securing an extension of Imperial Airways' concession to operate in Persia. The volume therefore also contains papers related to the progress of negotiations between the British Government and the Government of Persia. However, the majority of the volume relates to the examination of the Arabian Coast option; this includes potential route options, possible sites for facilities, estimates of expenditure, and progress reports on negotiations between the Trucial Shaikhs – primarily at Dubai and Ra's al-Khaymah – and Hugh Vincent Biscoe, 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. .

The volume also contains minutes of the meetings of the Official and Ministerial Sub-Committees of Imperial Defence for the Consideration of Middle Eastern Questions: 2 November 1931 (folios 226-35), 5 November 1931 (folios 217-25), 17 November 1931 (folios 175-82), 17 December 1931 (folios 89-102), and 15 February 1932 (folios 28-31 and folios 22-5). Related notes and memoranda can also be found within the volume.

A number of extracts from reports (dated 24 March, 26 April, and 25 September 1932) from E C Denison and D S McGrath, Commanding HMS Bideford , on trips to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. can be found on folios 3-9; this includes details relating to the construction of the Sharjah Aerodrome.

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. , the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, officials of the Admiralty, officials the Air Ministry, officials of the Foreign Office, 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 volume (393 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 395; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front cover, nor does it include the two leading flyleaves.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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Coll 5/10 ‘Air Route to India: Persia; Arabian Coast Route; Negotiations with Arab Sheikhs’ [‎212r] (434/800), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/1955, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100049269875.0x000023> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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