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'File 6/7 I Kuwait landing ground' [149r] (302/524)
The record is made up of 1 file (258 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1929-21 Sep 1939. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Air Ministry should have a further opportunity of considering
the matter when the Shaikh has shown his hand. As far # as
fuel required for aircraft passing through Kuwait on passage
up and down the Gulf is concerned, this duty would probably
be quite negligible, but it might be pointed out to the^
Shaikh that he would, in any case, hardly be justified in
charging duty on fuel in respect of flights of an operational
character which might be undertaken in his own interests.
7. There is another aspect, however, in connection ijlfl
with this question of duty which I would like to bring to
your notice. In the event of our eventually establishing a , I
R.A.F.base at Kuwait the sum involved^in payment of duty on
fuel might be quite considerable and it is possible the |
Sheikh might also wish to ch rge duty on other classes of^ m'
R,A.F.stores, the bill for which would, no doubt, be consider
able. That being so, it is obviously desirable to avoid
establishing any precedent in the matter of payment of duty fi il
on R.A.F.fuel at this stage if at all possible.
8. I am sending copies of this letter to Rendel at
the Foreign Office, Seal at the Admiralty and Starlit at
the Petroleum Department.
Yours sincerely,
sd.W.A.McClaughry.
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This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the British Air Ministry and RAF Command in Iraq regarding the construction of a landing ground for aircraft in Kuwait. Proposals on costs of construction, potentially appropriate locations, and licensing matters are variously discussed alongside occasional correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait 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. in Bahrain on the same subject.
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- 1 file (258 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 260; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 18-59, and ff 196-198; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/280
- Title
- 'File 6/7 I Kuwait landing ground'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:138v, 140r:204v, 206r:230v, 232r:232v, 234r:239v, 242r:245v, 249r:249v, 251r:259v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence